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Weather in Plentywood, Montana

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

Plentywood, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 2:49 AM
57
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
31%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Plentywood, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
8p
62°
9p
59°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
47°
6a
52°
7a
56°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
64°
11a
64°
12p
63°
1p
61°
2p
61°
3p
60°
22%
4p
63°
21%
5p
63°
17%
6p
60°
15%
7p
L 46°H 64°
Plentywood, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    16%
    63°32°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    72%
    52°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    12%
    41°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    59°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    67°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    18%
    70°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    25%
    72°49°
Plentywood, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
097° · veering 131°
Direction
E
097°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
34
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 34 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 131° from the e.
Plentywood, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
936.7
+0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 27.66 inHg
Now
936.7
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 935941
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Plentywood, MT
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.2 μg/m³
PM 10
3.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Plentywood, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Daylight
15h 20m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
3:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Plentywood, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 AM
Moonset
3:19 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Plentywood, 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 →

Plentywood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 8 (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 Plentywood

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.