Weather in West Yellowstone, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Yellowstone, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
40
°
Overcast
Feels like
31°
Humidity
56%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
West Yellowstone, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
8p
51°
9p
49°
10p
49°
11p
46°
12a
43°
1a
40°
2a
38°
3a
34°
4a
31°
5a
29°
6a
31°
7a
40°
8a
46°
9a
51°
10a
53°
11a
57°
12p
59°
1p
59°
2p
60°
3p
60°
4p
60°
5p
59°
6p
57°
7p
West Yellowstone, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Snow18%54°33°
- SundayMay 17Overcast13%45°25°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—44°21°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle—53°27°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Snow Shwrs30%48°32°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast17%59°30°
- FridayMay 22Overcast20%64°38°
West Yellowstone, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
West Yellowstone, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
313° · veering 83°
Direction
NW
313°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 12
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
West Yellowstone, MT
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
West Yellowstone, 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 52m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
3:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Yellowstone, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:56 AM
- Moonset
- 3:27 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
West Yellowstone, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
West Yellowstone at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 27°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (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).