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Weather in Anaconda, Montana

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

Anaconda, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
24
°
Overcast
Feels like
15°
Humidity
74%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
Anaconda, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
8p
42°
9p
41°
10p
38°
11p
37°
10%
12a
35°
1a
34°
2a
34°
3a
33°
4a
34°
5a
32°
6a
33°
7a
35°
8a
37°
9a
39°
10a
41°
11a
43°
12p
45°
1p
46°
2p
47°
3p
47°
4p
47°
5p
47°
6p
45°
7p
L 32°H 47°
Anaconda, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Snow
    49%
    35°20°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    51%
    32°18°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    42°21°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    49°27°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Snow Shwrs
    42%
    43°31°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    20%
    54°26°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    21%
    60°36°
Anaconda, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
319° · veering 133°
Direction
NW
319°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 35 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 133° from the nw.
Anaconda, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
783.6
+1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 23.14 inHg
Now
783.6
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 782785
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Anaconda, MT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
1.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Anaconda, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:24 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
3:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Anaconda, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:57 AM
Moonset
3:42 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Anaconda, 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 →

Anaconda at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 42°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 22 (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 Anaconda

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.