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Weather in Roundup, Montana

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

Roundup, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 1:33 AM
51
°
Overcast
Feels like
40°
Humidity
58%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Roundup, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
7p
66°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
55°
12a
55°
1a
55°
2a
55°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
52°
7a
57°
8a
59°
9a
61°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
68°
2p
69°
3p
69°
4p
69°
5p
67°
6p
L 49°H 70°
Roundup, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    50%
    67°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    49%
    53°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    53°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    66°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    28%
    52°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    66°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    21%
    70°49°
Roundup, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
359° · backing 67°
Direction
N
359°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 31 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 20 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Roundup, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
895.2
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 26.44 inHg
Now
895.2
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 895900
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Roundup, MT
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.0 μg/m³
PM 10
11.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
105.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Roundup, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:05 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
3:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Roundup, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 AM
Moonset
3:24 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Roundup, 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 →

Roundup at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°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 Roundup

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.