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Weather in Winifred, Montana

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Winifred, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
42
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
38°
Humidity
89%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Winifred, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
47°
6a
50°
7a
53°
8a
55°
9a
56°
10a
58°
11a
60°
12p
62°
1p
63°
2p
63°
3p
65°
4p
64°
5p
63°
6p
62°
7p
58°
8p
54°
9p
L 46°H 65°
Winifred, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    61%
    53°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    26%
    41°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    53°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    63°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    35%
    55°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    21%
    63°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    33%
    69°47°
Winifred, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
246° · veering 23°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
avg 9 · pk 27 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 23° from the wsw.
Winifred, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
897.6
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 26.51 inHg
Now
897.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 896900
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Winifred, MT
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.7 μg/m³
PM 10
2.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Winifred, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:03 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
3:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Winifred, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 AM
Moonset
3:33 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Winifred, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Winifred at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (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).

ZIP codes in Winifred

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.