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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
L 43°H 58°
Fortine, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    29%
    54°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    52%
    55°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    61°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    60°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Snow
    30%
    62°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    33%
    68°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    33%
    74°48°
Fortine, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 5 · pk 17 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fortine, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
910.8
+1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 26.90 inHg
Now
910.8
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 908911
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Fortine

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.