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Weather in Lindsay, Montana

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

Lindsay, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 5:54 AM
54
°
Overcast
Feels like
45°
Humidity
41%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Lindsay, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
52°
7a
55°
8a
59°
9a
61°
10a
62°
11a
63°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
66°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
66°
6p
64°
7p
60°
8p
54°
9p
50°
10p
L 48°H 67°
Lindsay, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    68°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    54°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    16%
    43°35°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    12%
    62°29°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    14%
    67°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    14%
    70°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    25%
    65°47°
Lindsay, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
103° · veering 94°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 13
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 13 · pk 33 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lindsay, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
911.2
+1.1 mb in 3h · steady · 26.91 inHg
Now
911.2
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-4.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 910919
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lindsay, MT
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.1 μg/m³
PM 10
4.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lindsay, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:48 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
3:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lindsay, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 AM
Moonset
3:14 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lindsay, 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 →

Lindsay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 29 (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 Lindsay

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.