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Weather in Browning, Montana

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

Browning, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 1:34 AM
44
°
Overcast
Feels like
32°
Humidity
45%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
9:07 PM
Browning, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
7p
49°
8p
46°
9p
45°
10p
45°
11p
45°
12a
42°
1a
42°
2a
41°
3a
40°
4a
39°
5a
40°
6a
41°
7a
43°
8a
45°
9a
47°
10a
49°
11a
50°
12p
52°
1p
53°
2p
54°
3p
54°
4p
53°
5p
51°
6p
L 39°H 54°
Browning, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    50°34°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    54%
    38°32°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    10%
    55°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    16%
    59°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    54%
    53°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    29%
    63°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    35%
    68°47°
Browning, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
280° · veering 176°
Direction
W
280°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 15
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 15 · pk 29 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the w-bound air across the harbor.
Browning, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
862.3
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 25.46 inHg
Now
862.3
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 861864
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Browning, MT
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.5 μg/m³
PM 10
0.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.5 Low
Browning, 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 18m
Sunset
9:07 PM
Civil dusk
3:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Browning, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 AM
Moonset
3:55 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Browning, 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 →

Browning at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (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 Browning

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.