Weather in Rudyard, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rudyard, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 1:35 AM
54
°
Overcast
Feels like
44°
Humidity
34%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:57 PM
Rudyard, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
7p
59°
8p
55°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
47°
7a
49°
8a
52°
9a
56°
10a
57°
11a
59°
12p
61°
1p
61°
2p
60°
3p
61°
4p
62°
5p
57°
6p
Rudyard, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Snow39%57°41°
- SundayMay 17Snow25%43°35°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—55°31°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—65°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle38%61°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle15%64°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast22%72°50°
Rudyard, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rudyard, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
207° · backing 87°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 12
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Rudyard, MT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Rudyard, 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 18m
Sunset
8:57 PM
Civil dusk
3:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rudyard, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:35 AM
- Moonset
- 3:44 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rudyard, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Rudyard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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).