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Weather in Lavina, Montana

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

Lavina, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 3:50 AM
43
°
Rain
Feels like
34°
Humidity
87%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Lavina, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
54°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
52°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
50°
7a
55°
8a
57°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
68°
3p
67°
4p
68°
5p
66°
6p
65°
7p
62°
8p
L 46°H 68°
Lavina, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    58%
    66°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    32%
    53°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    52°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    65°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    30%
    53°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    28%
    66°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    28%
    72°48°
Lavina, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
302° · veering 135°
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 8
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 8 · pk 37 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lavina, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
890.8
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 26.31 inHg
Now
890.8
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 889893
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lavina, MT
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.4 μg/m³
PM 10
4.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lavina, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:07 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
3:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lavina, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 AM
Moonset
3:25 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lavina, 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 →

Lavina at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 24 (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 Lavina

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.