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Weather in Whitewater, Montana

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

Whitewater, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 5:52 AM
44
°
Rain
Feels like
36°
Humidity
92%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Whitewater, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
50°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
61°
12p
62°
1p
62°
2p
65°
3p
62°
4p
58°
12%
5p
60°
12%
6p
60°
7p
58°
8p
51°
9p
47°
10p
L 47°H 65°
Whitewater, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    91%
    59°33°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    88%
    45°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    16%
    44°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    63°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    27%
    61°49°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    66°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    58°50°
Whitewater, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
346° · veering 38°
Direction
NNW
346°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
avg 10 · pk 26
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Whitewater, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
924.9
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 27.31 inHg
Now
924.9
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 924929
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Whitewater, MT
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.7 μg/m³
PM 10
7.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Whitewater, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
3:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Whitewater, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 AM
Moonset
3:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Whitewater, 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 →

Whitewater at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 8 (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 Whitewater

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.