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Weather in Hinsdale, Montana

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

Hinsdale, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
49
°
Overcast
Feels like
43°
Humidity
86%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Hinsdale, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
58°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
52°
7a
55°
8a
57°
9a
58°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
63°
1p
64°
2p
66°
3p
65°
4p
65°
5p
60°
6p
61°
7p
58°
8p
L 49°H 66°
Hinsdale, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    77%
    63°35°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    77%
    48°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    10%
    47°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    65°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    24%
    70°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    69°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    21%
    75°51°
Hinsdale, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
333° · backing 106°
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
33
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 33 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 106° from the nnw.
Hinsdale, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
933.4
+0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 27.56 inHg
Now
933.4
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 932937
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hinsdale, MT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.9 μg/m³
PM 10
13.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hinsdale, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:50 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
3:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hinsdale, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 AM
Moonset
3:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hinsdale, 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 →

Hinsdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 5 (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 Hinsdale

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.