Three Forks climate

Three Forks Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Trident, 8.5 km from Three Forks

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31, and lows from 36°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.18 in over about 11 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Three Forks, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
2.18 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
92°FMay 13, 2026
Record low
14°FMay 9, 2002
Chance of a freeze
84%
Daylight
14 h 21 min to 15 h 29 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
7.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 161°F36°F83°F 200715°F 195430%1%
May 261°F37°F84°F 198518°F 195430%1%
May 361°F37°F80°F 194719°F 200130%1%
May 462°F37°F84°F 196621°F 196730%1%
May 562°F38°F84°F 196619°F 201031%1%
May 663°F38°F86°F 196620°F 199931%1%
May 763°F39°F84°F 198520°F 200131%1%
May 863°F39°F86°F 198717°F 196532%1%
May 964°F39°F82°F 201214°F 200232%1%
May 1064°F40°F85°F 202523°F 194632%1%
May 1164°F40°F86°F 196022°F 195333%1%
May 1265°F40°F90°F 200721°F 194333%1%
May 1365°F41°F92°F 202620°F 198333%1%
May 1465°F41°F83°F 198723°F 200433%1%
May 1566°F41°F87°F 198724°F 198634%1%
May 1666°F42°F88°F 198820°F 197434%1%
May 1766°F42°F87°F 200725°F 198634%1%
May 1867°F42°F91°F 200922°F 196535%1%
May 1967°F43°F92°F 195424°F 200335%1%
May 2067°F43°F87°F 196424°F 198935%1%
May 2167°F43°F88°F 198022°F 200136%1%
May 2268°F44°F87°F 198027°F 198436%1%
May 2368°F44°F85°F 198526°F 198636%1%
May 2468°F44°F87°F 198827°F 202437%1%
May 2569°F45°F86°F 198825°F 195037%1%
May 2669°F45°F90°F 196923°F 197537%1%
May 2769°F45°F86°F 196629°F 197337%1%
May 2869°F45°F87°F 195824°F 194738%1%
May 2969°F46°F91°F 200326°F 194738%1%
May 3070°F46°F87°F 198627°F 197938%1%
May 3170°F46°F89°F 202526°F 198238%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Three Forks, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 8:34 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:40 AM, sunset 9:09 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00248363 (Trident), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024132, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.