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Weather in Olney, Montana

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

Olney, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 5:56 AM
38
°
Overcast
Feels like
33°
Humidity
94%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
9:13 PM
Olney, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
11p
48°
12a
48°
16%
1a
46°
17%
2a
45°
17%
3a
45°
18%
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
43°
7a
46°
8a
48°
9a
49°
10a
52°
11a
53°
12p
55°
1p
56°
2p
57°
3p
56°
4p
55°
5p
54°
6p
52°
7p
50°
8p
48°
9p
46°
10p
L 42°H 57°
Olney, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    49°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    62%
    52°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    27%
    57°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    61°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    65°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    62°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    37%
    68°42°
Olney, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · backing 45°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 11 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 45° from the s.
Olney, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
903.4
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 26.68 inHg
Now
903.4
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 901904
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Olney, MT
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Olney, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:19 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
9:13 PM
Civil dusk
3:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Olney, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 AM
Moonset
4:02 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Olney, 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 →

Olney at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (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 Olney

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.