Weather in Essex, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Essex, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
40
°
Overcast
Feels like
34°
Humidity
74%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
9:08 PM
Essex, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
8p
46°
9p
45°
10p
44°
11p
43°
12a
44°
15%
1a
44°
24%
2a
41°
25%
3a
41°
17%
4a
40°
29%
5a
39°
15%
6a
40°
7a
41°
10%
8a
43°
10%
9a
45°
10%
10a
48°
11a
49°
12p
51°
1p
51°
2p
51°
3p
52°
4p
51°
5p
48°
12%
6p
48°
7p
Essex, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Snow52%46°36°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Snow69%43°34°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle17%50°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow Shwrs36%54°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Snow Shwrs50%48°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle25%63°39°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle36%69°46°
Essex, MT
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Essex, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
332° · backing 101°
Direction
NNW
332°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Essex, MT
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Essex, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:17 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
9:08 PM
Civil dusk
3:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Essex, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:49 AM
- Moonset
- 3:56 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Essex, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Essex at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 5 (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).