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Weather in Pray, Montana

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

Pray, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:53 AM
37
°
Overcast
Feels like
28°
Humidity
78%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Pray, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
10p
55°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
51°
8a
54°
9a
57°
10a
55°
11a
62°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
68°
3p
67°
4p
65°
5p
65°
6p
62°
7p
59°
8p
54°
9p
L 45°H 68°
Pray, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    77%
    60°36°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    28%
    48°34°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    26%
    46°33°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    57°31°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow Shwrs
    42%
    50°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Foggy
    33%
    62°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    46%
    70°43°
Pray, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
083° · veering 117°
Direction
E
083°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 117° from the e.
Pray, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
848.9
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 25.07 inHg
Now
848.9
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+3.3
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 845850
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pray, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
1.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pray, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:17 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
3:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pray, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 AM
Moonset
3:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pray, 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 →

Pray at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 29°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (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 Pray

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.