Weather in Big Sandy, Montana
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Big Sandy, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
51
°
Overcast
Feels like
42°
Humidity
57%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Big Sandy, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
7p
60°
8p
57°
9p
55°
10p
52°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
50°
5a
51°
6a
50°
10%
7a
53°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
60°
11a
61°
12p
63°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
66°
4p
64°
5p
63°
6p
Big Sandy, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle29%54°42°
- SundayMay 17Light Snow45%45°36°
- MondayMay 18Overcast12%57°34°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—67°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle41%64°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast13%67°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast25%75°51°
Big Sandy, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Big Sandy, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
172° · steady
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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
Big Sandy, MT
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Big Sandy, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:03 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
3:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Big Sandy, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:35 AM
- Moonset
- 3:40 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Big Sandy, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Big Sandy at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 4 (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).