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Weather in Cooke City, Montana

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

Cooke City, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
34
°
Overcast
Feels like
27°
Humidity
63%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Cooke City, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
42°
10p
40°
11p
37°
12a
36°
1a
35°
2a
33°
3a
32°
4a
29°
5a
28°
6a
32°
7a
39°
8a
42°
9a
46°
10a
48°
11a
50°
12p
52°
1p
53°
2p
54°
3p
52°
4p
53°
5p
52°
6p
50°
7p
48°
8p
45°
9p
L 28°H 54°
Cooke City, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    14%
    49°27°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    17%
    38°23°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    19%
    34°22°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    10%
    44°23°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Snow Shwrs
    51%
    36°25°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Snow Shwrs
    37%
    43°19°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    50°29°
Cooke City, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
281° · veering 32°
Direction
W
281°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 12
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 12 · pk 34 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cooke City, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
749.6
+0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 22.14 inHg
Now
749.6
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 747753
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cooke City, MT
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.6 μg/m³
PM 10
15.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
105.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cooke City, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:16 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
3:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cooke City, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 AM
Moonset
3:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cooke City, 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 →

Cooke City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 33°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (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 Cooke City

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.