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Weather in Marion, Montana

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

Marion, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 2:50 AM
38
°
Overcast
Feels like
31°
Humidity
67%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
9:12 PM
Marion, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
8p
47°
9p
45°
10p
45°
11p
44°
11%
12a
43°
13%
1a
43°
11%
2a
41°
3a
41°
4a
39°
5a
38°
6a
39°
7a
42°
8a
45°
9a
47°
10a
48°
11a
48°
12p
51°
1p
52°
2p
52°
3p
51°
4p
51°
5p
49°
6p
48°
7p
L 38°H 52°
Marion, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Snow
    39%
    44°32°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Snow
    64%
    48°32°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    54°31°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    58°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    58°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    66°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    24%
    71°44°
Marion, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
277° · veering 39°
Direction
W
277°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
avg 6 · pk 18 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 39° from the w.
Marion, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
874.7
+1.3 mb in 3h · steady · 25.83 inHg
Now
874.7
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 871875
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Marion, MT
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.5 μg/m³
PM 10
0.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Marion, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:22 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
9:12 PM
Civil dusk
3:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Marion, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 AM
Moonset
4:00 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Marion, 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 →

Marion at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 26°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 4 (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 Marion

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.