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Weather in Raynesford, Montana

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

Raynesford, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 3:50 AM
41
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
31°
Humidity
74%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Raynesford, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
9p
50°
10p
49°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
44°
6a
45°
7a
48°
8a
50°
9a
52°
10a
54°
11a
56°
12p
57°
1p
58°
2p
55°
3p
60°
4p
60°
5p
59°
6p
57°
7p
54°
8p
L 44°H 60°
Raynesford, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    40%
    51°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    61%
    39°32°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    15%
    44°31°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    17%
    59°33°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    44%
    48°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    60°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    47%
    67°47°
Raynesford, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
313° · veering 147°
Direction
NW
313°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
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 7 · pk 27 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Raynesford, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
873.0
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 25.78 inHg
Now
873.0
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 872875
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Raynesford, MT
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Raynesford, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:10 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
3:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Raynesford, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 AM
Moonset
3:38 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Raynesford, 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 →

Raynesford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (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 Raynesford

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.