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Weather in Inverness, Montana

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

Inverness, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 3:41 AM
47
°
Overcast
Feels like
40°
Humidity
60%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
Inverness, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
46°
7a
48°
8a
51°
9a
55°
10a
57°
11a
59°
12p
60°
1p
57°
2p
58°
3p
62°
4p
60°
5p
57°
6p
57°
7p
57°
8p
L 46°H 62°
Inverness, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    32%
    58°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    31%
    41°34°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    10%
    55°31°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    65°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    34%
    60°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    12%
    64°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    24%
    71°49°
Inverness, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
012° · veering 86°
Direction
NNE
012°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 13
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 13 · pk 25 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 86° from the nne.
Inverness, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
896.2
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 26.46 inHg
Now
896.2
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 896899
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Inverness, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Inverness, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:04 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
3:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Inverness, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 AM
Moonset
3:45 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Inverness, 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 →

Inverness at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (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 Inverness

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.