Weather in East Helena, Montana
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East Helena, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
46
°
Overcast
Feels like
34°
Humidity
47%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
East Helena, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
8p
54°
9p
52°
10p
51°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
44°
6a
45°
7a
49°
8a
51°
9a
53°
10a
56°
11a
58°
12p
60°
1p
61°
2p
62°
3p
62°
4p
61°
5p
61°
6p
60°
7p
East Helena, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle39%51°39°
- SundayMay 17Overcast20%45°36°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—55°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—65°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Snow Shwrs42%55°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast22%66°37°
- FridayMay 22Overcast34%76°45°
East Helena, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
East Helena, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
287° · backing 46°
Direction
WNW
287°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 9
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
East Helena, MT
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
East Helena, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:18 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
3:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
East Helena, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:51 AM
- Moonset
- 3:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
East Helena, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
East Helena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 26 (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).