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Weather in Broadus, Montana

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

Broadus, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
53°
Humidity
44%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Broadus, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
10p
53°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
43°
6a
48°
7a
57°
8a
62°
9a
64°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
69°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
71°
4p
72°
5p
70°
6p
68°
7p
63°
8p
58°
9p
L 43°H 72°
Broadus, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    77°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    58°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    46%
    46°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    27%
    65°31°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    22%
    72°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    22%
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    17%
    73°48°
Broadus, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
330° · veering 125°
Direction
NNW
330°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 12
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 12 · pk 39 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 125° from the nnw.
Broadus, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
897.5
-1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 26.50 inHg
Now
897.5
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-5.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 897908
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Broadus, MT
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.5 μg/m³
PM 10
5.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Broadus, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:56 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
3:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Broadus, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 AM
Moonset
3:07 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Broadus, 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 →

Broadus at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 19 (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 Broadus

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.