Weather in Joplin, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Joplin, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
49
°
Overcast
Feels like
39°
Humidity
52%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
Joplin, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
8p
54°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
50°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
47°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
46°
7a
49°
8a
52°
9a
55°
10a
57°
11a
58°
12p
60°
1p
58°
2p
57°
3p
60°
4p
60°
5p
57°
6p
57°
7p
Joplin, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle27%58°40°
- SundayMay 17Snow27%42°33°
- MondayMay 18Overcast10%55°31°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—65°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle33%60°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle14%64°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast20%71°49°
Joplin, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Joplin, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
001° · veering 78°
Direction
N
001°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 12
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
Joplin, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Joplin, 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
3:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Joplin, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:36 AM
- Moonset
- 3:45 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Joplin, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Joplin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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).