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Weather in Cut Bank, Montana

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

Cut Bank, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
41
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
30°
Humidity
76%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
9:05 PM
Cut Bank, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
9p
49°
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
44°
6a
45°
7a
47°
8a
50°
9a
52°
10a
54°
11a
56°
12p
58°
1p
59°
2p
59°
3p
59°
4p
59°
5p
57°
6p
55°
7p
53°
8p
L 44°H 59°
Cut Bank, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    55°36°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    44%
    41°32°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    56°29°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    22%
    64°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    38%
    58°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    66°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    22%
    68°49°
Cut Bank, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
350° · veering 93°
Direction
N
350°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
28
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 28 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Cut Bank, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
882.3
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 26.05 inHg
Now
882.3
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 879883
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cut Bank, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
1.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cut Bank, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:10 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
9:05 PM
Civil dusk
3:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cut Bank, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 AM
Moonset
3:52 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cut Bank, 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 →

Cut Bank at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 7 (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 Cut Bank

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.