Weather in Sand Coulee, Montana
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Sand Coulee, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
46
°
Overcast
Feels like
34°
Humidity
37%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Sand Coulee, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
49°
8a
52°
10%
9a
55°
10a
57°
11a
59°
12p
60°
1p
61°
2p
62°
3p
63°
4p
62°
5p
60°
6p
59°
7p
57°
8p
53°
9p
Sand Coulee, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle29%54°45°
- SundayMay 17Snow53%39°36°
- MondayMay 18Overcast14%48°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—64°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle39%50°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast31%65°41°
- FridayMay 22Overcast37%71°48°
Sand Coulee, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sand Coulee, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
271° · backing 13°
Direction
W
271°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sand Coulee, MT
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sand Coulee, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:11 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
3:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sand Coulee, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:44 AM
- Moonset
- 3:40 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sand Coulee, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Sand Coulee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°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).