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Weather in Harlowton, Montana

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

Harlowton, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 6:04 AM
40
°
Overcast
Feels like
33°
Humidity
81%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Harlowton, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
48°
7a
50°
8a
53°
9a
54°
10a
57°
11a
58°
12p
60°
1p
63°
2p
63°
3p
64°
4p
63°
5p
63°
6p
61°
7p
59°
8p
54°
9p
52°
10p
53°
11p
L 46°H 64°
Harlowton, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    46°34°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    49°34°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    62°33°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    46%
    59°44°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    27%
    66°39°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    35%
    62°45°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    23%
    74°43°
Harlowton, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
320° · backing 152°
Direction
NW
320°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 28 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 152° from the nw.
Harlowton, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
866.2
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 25.58 inHg
Now
866.2
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 864868
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Harlowton, MT
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.7 μg/m³
PM 10
1.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Harlowton, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:10 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
3:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Harlowton, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 AM
Moonset
3:30 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Harlowton, 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 →

Harlowton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (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 Harlowton

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.