Weather in Monarch, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Monarch, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 2:41 AM
43
°
Overcast
Feels like
37°
Humidity
77%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Monarch, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
8p
51°
9p
49°
10p
48°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
42°
5a
44°
6a
44°
7a
45°
8a
48°
9a
49°
10a
52°
11a
54°
12p
56°
1p
57°
2p
58°
3p
58°
4p
58°
5p
57°
6p
56°
7p
Monarch, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Snow39%46°36°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Snow52%36°30°
- MondayMay 18Foggy39%43°29°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—56°33°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers62%45°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle39%59°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast47%66°45°
Monarch, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Monarch, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
297° · veering 90°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Monarch, 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
Monarch, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:11 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
3:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Monarch, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:44 AM
- Moonset
- 3:37 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Monarch, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Monarch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 29 (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).