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Weather in Belfry, Montana

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

Belfry, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
44
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
33°
Humidity
68%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Belfry, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
49°
7a
56°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
67°
4p
69°
5p
70°
6p
66°
7p
62°
8p
57°
9p
L 46°H 72°
Belfry, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    70°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    13%
    57°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    35%
    50°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    64°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    55°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    64°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    29%
    73°50°
Belfry, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
018° · backing 72°
Direction
NNE
018°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 11
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 11 · pk 35 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Belfry, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
876.8
-0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 25.89 inHg
Now
876.8
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 874880
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Belfry, MT
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Belfry, 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
14h 55m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
3:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Belfry, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 AM
Moonset
3:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Belfry, 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 →

Belfry at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 17 (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 Belfry

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.