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Weather in McAllister, Montana

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

McAllister, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
36
°
Overcast
Feels like
32°
Humidity
95%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
McAllister, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
9p
56°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
49°
8a
52°
9a
55°
10a
57°
11a
59°
12p
62°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
66°
4p
65°
5p
65°
6p
64°
7p
60°
8p
L 41°H 66°
McAllister, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    60%
    55°35°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    19%
    48°31°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    20%
    51°33°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    61°33°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow Shwrs
    37%
    51°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    27%
    63°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    31%
    72°44°
McAllister, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · backing 164°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 21 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
McAllister, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
847.8
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 25.04 inHg
Now
847.8
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+2.2
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 845849
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
McAllister, MT
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.4 μg/m³
PM 10
1.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
McAllister, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:22 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
3:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
McAllister, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:55 AM
Moonset
3:33 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
McAllister, 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 →

McAllister at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 30°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 19 (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 McAllister

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.