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Weather in Lewistown, Montana

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

Lewistown, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
38
°
Drizzle
Feels like
33°
Humidity
92%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Lewistown, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
9p
50°
10p
49°
11p
49°
12a
49°
1a
49°
2a
46°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
50°
8a
52°
9a
54°
10a
56°
11a
58°
12p
59°
1p
60°
2p
61°
3p
61°
4p
61°
5p
60°
6p
58°
7p
55°
8p
L 45°H 61°
Lewistown, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    73%
    57°36°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    32%
    39°33°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    26%
    46°31°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    58°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    55%
    46°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    27%
    58°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    42%
    65°44°
Lewistown, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
239° · backing 39°
Direction
WSW
239°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 22 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lewistown, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
869.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 25.66 inHg
Now
869.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 866872
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lewistown, MT
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.2 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lewistown, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:06 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
3:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lewistown, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 AM
Moonset
3:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lewistown, 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 →

Lewistown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 27°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (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 Lewistown

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.