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Weather in Whitlash, Montana

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

Whitlash, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 2:38 AM
44
°
Light Rain
Feels like
30°
Humidity
60%
Wind
24 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Whitlash, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
8p
51°
9p
49°
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
43°
7a
46°
8a
49°
9a
51°
10a
53°
11a
54°
12p
54°
1p
54°
2p
57°
3p
57°
4p
57°
5p
55°
6p
55°
7p
L 43°H 57°
Whitlash, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    12%
    56°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    47%
    37°29°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Foggy
    50°28°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    11%
    60°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    56°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    61°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    68°49°
Whitlash, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
341° · veering 111°
Direction
NNW
341°
Sustained
24
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 13
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 30
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nnw-bound air across the harbor.
Whitlash, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
874.2
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 25.82 inHg
Now
874.2
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 874877
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Whitlash, MT
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Whitlash, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:04 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
15h 20m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
3:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Whitlash, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 AM
Moonset
3:49 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Whitlash, 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 →

Whitlash 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 Whitlash

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.