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
Plentywood, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy16%63°32°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle72%52°41°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow12%41°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—59°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle18%67°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle18%70°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast25%72°49°
Plentywood, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Plentywood, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).