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Weather in Eureka, Montana

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

Eureka, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 3:48 AM
43
°
Overcast
Feels like
37°
Humidity
70%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
9:16 PM
Eureka, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
9p
53°
10p
52°
11p
52°
12a
50°
15%
1a
50°
20%
2a
48°
36%
3a
46°
15%
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
45°
7a
49°
8a
51°
9a
53°
10a
54°
11a
55°
12p
56°
1p
58°
2p
59°
3p
56°
4p
56°
5p
55°
6p
54°
7p
52°
8p
L 44°H 59°
Eureka, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    54°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    45%
    57°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    63°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    63°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    30%
    63°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    36%
    72°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    36%
    76°47°
Eureka, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
112° · backing 40°
Direction
ESE
112°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 6
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 6 · pk 13 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Eureka, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
922.1
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 27.23 inHg
Now
922.1
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 920922
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Eureka, MT
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Eureka, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:20 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
15h 20m
Sunset
9:16 PM
Civil dusk
3:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Eureka, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 AM
Moonset
4:05 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Eureka, 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 →

Eureka at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 8 (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 Eureka

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.