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Weather in Lincoln, Montana

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

Lincoln, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
42
°
Overcast
Feels like
31°
Humidity
52%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Lincoln, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
7p
49°
8p
46°
9p
45°
10p
44°
11p
43°
12a
42°
1a
42°
2a
42°
3a
42°
4a
41°
12%
5a
40°
6a
40°
7a
43°
8a
44°
9a
46°
10a
49°
11a
50°
12p
52°
1p
53°
2p
54°
3p
55°
4p
54°
5p
54°
6p
L 40°H 55°
Lincoln, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    45°34°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    59%
    43°31°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    12%
    57°31°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    60°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    50%
    51°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    65°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    26%
    71°42°
Lincoln, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
287° · veering 19°
Direction
WNW
287°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
29
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 29 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lincoln, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
858.2
+0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 25.34 inHg
Now
858.2
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 856858
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lincoln, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.7 μg/m³
PM 10
0.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.4 Low
Lincoln, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:19 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
3:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lincoln, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 AM
Moonset
3:44 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lincoln, 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 →

Lincoln at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (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 Lincoln

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.