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Weather in Absarokee, Montana

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

Absarokee, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 6:03 AM
42
°
Overcast
Feels like
31°
Humidity
69%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Absarokee, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
46°
7a
54°
8a
58°
9a
59°
10a
60°
11a
63°
12p
66°
1p
69°
2p
68°
3p
68°
4p
68°
5p
64°
6p
63°
7p
59°
8p
55°
9p
53°
10p
50°
11p
L 43°H 69°
Absarokee, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    22%
    54°35°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    26%
    51°34°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    17%
    61°34°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    40%
    60°44°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    40%
    66°38°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    40%
    71°45°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    32%
    76°44°
Absarokee, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · backing 45°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 10
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
avg 10 · pk 31 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 31 — flags snap, branches bend.
Absarokee, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
873.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 25.78 inHg
Now
873.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+3.6
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 870874
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Absarokee, MT
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.5 μg/m³
PM 10
0.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Absarokee, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:12 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
3:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Absarokee, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 AM
Moonset
3:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Absarokee, 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 →

Absarokee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 19 (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 Absarokee

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.