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Weather in Belt, Montana

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

Belt, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 2:38 AM
50
°
Overcast
Feels like
44°
Humidity
46%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:55 PM
Belt, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
8p
54°
9p
53°
10p
53°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
50°
8a
53°
9a
55°
10a
57°
11a
59°
12p
60°
1p
61°
2p
63°
3p
61°
4p
62°
5p
62°
6p
60°
7p
L 47°H 63°
Belt, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    35%
    54°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    53%
    42°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    17%
    46°35°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    63°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    51%
    50°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    63°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    32%
    71°48°
Belt, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
274° · veering 51°
Direction
W
274°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 9
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 9 · pk 33 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 51° from the w.
Belt, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
889.5
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 26.27 inHg
Now
889.5
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 889892
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Belt, MT
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Belt, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:10 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
8:55 PM
Civil dusk
3:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Belt, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 AM
Moonset
3:39 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Belt, 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 →

Belt at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (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 Belt

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.