Weather in Fortine, Montana
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fortine, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
44
°
Overcast
Feels like
38°
Humidity
63%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
9:15 PM
Fortine, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
9p
52°
10p
51°
11p
50°
12a
50°
14%
1a
49°
16%
2a
48°
34%
3a
47°
23%
4a
43°
5a
43°
6a
44°
7a
48°
8a
51°
9a
53°
10a
54°
11a
55°
12p
56°
1p
57°
2p
58°
3p
56°
4p
56°
5p
55°
6p
54°
7p
52°
8p
Fortine, MT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast29%54°40°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle52%55°37°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle25%61°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle52%60°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Snow30%62°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast33%68°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast33%74°48°
Fortine, MT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fortine, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
317° · veering 141°
Direction
NW
317°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
Fortine, MT
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fortine, 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 19m
Sunset
9:15 PM
Civil dusk
3:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fortine, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:51 AM
- Moonset
- 4:04 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fortine, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Fortine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°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).