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Weather in Joliet, Montana

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

Joliet, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 3:50 AM
45
°
Overcast
Feels like
36°
Humidity
73%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Joliet, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
59°
10p
56°
11p
55°
12a
52°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
44°
6a
47°
7a
56°
8a
58°
9a
60°
10a
62°
11a
64°
12p
66°
1p
67°
2p
69°
3p
69°
4p
68°
5p
66°
6p
64°
7p
62°
8p
L 44°H 69°
Joliet, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    26%
    68°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    22%
    56°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    38%
    52°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    64°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    32%
    54°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    27%
    72°48°
Joliet, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
331° · veering 58°
Direction
NNW
331°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
33
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 33 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 22 — flags snap, branches bend.
Joliet, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
881.0
-1.4 mb in 3h · steady · 26.02 inHg
Now
881.0
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 878883
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Joliet, MT
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.1 μg/m³
PM 10
12.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Joliet, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:10 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
3:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Joliet, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 AM
Moonset
3:21 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Joliet, 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 →

Joliet at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°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 Joliet

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.