Weather in Fort Shaw, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Shaw, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:53 AM
45
°
Overcast
Feels like
36°
Humidity
48%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
Fort Shaw, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
45°
13%
6a
47°
10%
7a
50°
15%
8a
52°
9a
55°
10a
57°
11a
59°
12p
61°
1p
62°
2p
63°
3p
63°
4p
63°
5p
61°
6p
60°
7p
58°
8p
54°
9p
Fort Shaw, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast16%57°45°
- SundayMay 17Snow54%41°38°
- MondayMay 18Overcast12%53°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast16%65°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle36%55°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast18%65°41°
- FridayMay 22Overcast30%73°48°
Fort Shaw, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fort Shaw, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
308° · veering 61°
Direction
NW
308°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 12
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fort Shaw, MT
Air quality
Air quality data unavailable for this location.
Fort Shaw, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:13 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
3:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Shaw, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:46 AM
- Moonset
- 3:44 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fort Shaw, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Fort Shaw at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 31 (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).