Weather in Missoula, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Missoula, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
44
°
Overcast
Feels like
36°
Humidity
49%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
9:05 PM
Missoula, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
8p
54°
9p
51°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
45°
10%
3a
45°
10%
4a
44°
5a
45°
6a
46°
7a
47°
8a
48°
9a
48°
10a
51°
11a
53°
12p
54°
1p
56°
2p
58°
3p
58°
4p
58°
5p
57°
6p
57°
7p
Missoula, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle43%50°40°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle30%51°34°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—58°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle19%64°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle33%61°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%71°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast15%77°44°
Missoula, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Missoula, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
302° · backing 24°
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
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
Missoula, MT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Missoula, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:25 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
9:05 PM
Civil dusk
3:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Missoula, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:57 AM
- Moonset
- 3:50 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Missoula, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Missoula at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 27 (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).