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Elmo, Montana Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elmo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Elmo, MT
Friday, June 5 at 12:10 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
34%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
9:30 PM
Elmo, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElmo, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 74°
Elmo, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    70°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    74°51°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    14%
    62°45°-12°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Snow Shwrs
    23%
    0.14″
    58°40°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    67°41°+9°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    69°50°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    0.01″
    67°54°-2°
Elmo, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
285° · veering 49°
Direction
WNW
285°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 8 · pk 19 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2516SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Elmo, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
915.6
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 27.04 inHg
Now
915.6
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 912917
905910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW916.7911.8911.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Elmo, MT
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+9 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
1.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 43
Elmo, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
112.9mi
UNLIMITED
126 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
00:10 UTC ·Elmo, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
00:10 UTC ·Elmo, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Elmo, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elmo, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elmo, MT
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:02 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
15h 50m
Sunset
9:30 PM
Civil dusk
4:11 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Elmo, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
7:02 AM
Moonset
4:27 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Elmo, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

fish
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elmo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 5, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Elmo

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.