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Weather in Babb, Montana

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

Babb, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
36
°
Overcast
Feels like
27°
Humidity
89%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
9:10 PM
Babb, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
9p
45°
10p
43°
11p
43°
12a
42°
1a
42°
2a
40°
3a
40°
4a
40°
12%
5a
40°
6a
40°
7a
42°
8a
44°
9a
46°
10a
48°
11a
50°
12p
52°
1p
52°
2p
52°
3p
52°
4p
51°
5p
50°
6p
48°
7p
46°
8p
L 40°H 52°
Babb, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Snow
    53%
    48°33°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    62%
    39°31°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    21%
    49°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    16%
    54°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow Shwrs
    57%
    49°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    60°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    44%
    65°47°
Babb, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
356° · veering 107°
Direction
N
356°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 15
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 15 · pk 40 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 107° from the n.
Babb, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
857.6
+0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 25.32 inHg
Now
857.6
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 854858
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Babb, MT
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.8 μg/m³
PM 10
1.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Babb, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:13 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
15h 21m
Sunset
9:10 PM
Civil dusk
3:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Babb, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 AM
Moonset
3:59 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Babb, 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 →

Babb at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 27°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 Babb

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.