Weather in West Kootenai, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Kootenai, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 1:50 AM
50
°
Overcast
Feels like
39°
Humidity
43%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
9:17 PM
West Kootenai, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
7p
57°
8p
56°
9p
54°
10p
53°
11p
52°
12a
50°
14%
1a
50°
32%
2a
48°
38%
3a
46°
4a
44°
5a
44°
6a
45°
7a
48°
8a
51°
9a
53°
10a
55°
11a
56°
12p
58°
1p
58°
2p
59°
3p
57°
4p
57°
5p
56°
6p
West Kootenai, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain37%55°40°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle43%54°38°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle38%63°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle50%63°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle35%62°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast28%70°42°
- FridayMay 22Overcast31%76°47°
West Kootenai, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
West Kootenai, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
302° · veering 141°
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
West Kootenai, MT
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
West Kootenai, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:20 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
15h 21m
Sunset
9:17 PM
Civil dusk
3:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Kootenai, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:51 AM
- Moonset
- 4:06 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
West Kootenai, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
West Kootenai at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).