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Weather in Willow Creek, Montana

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

Willow Creek, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
39
°
Snow
Feels like
33°
Humidity
90%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Willow Creek, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
8p
60°
9p
57°
10p
55°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
45°
7a
52°
8a
54°
9a
55°
10a
58°
11a
60°
12p
63°
1p
65°
2p
66°
3p
65°
4p
64°
5p
65°
6p
63°
7p
L 43°H 66°
Willow Creek, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Snow
    59%
    53°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    48°32°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    55°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    64°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow Shwrs
    30%
    55°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    18%
    65°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    20%
    75°45°
Willow Creek, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
358° · veering 129°
Direction
N
358°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 18 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 129° from the n.
Willow Creek, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
866.9
-2.7 mb in 3h · falling · 25.60 inHg
Now
866.9
mb
3h
-2.7
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 866870
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Willow Creek, MT
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.1 μg/m³
PM 10
2.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Willow Creek, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:20 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
3:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Willow Creek, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 AM
Moonset
3:34 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Willow Creek, 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 →

Willow Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 27°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (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 Willow Creek

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.