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Missoula, MT 59808 Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Missoula, Missoula International Airport · 1 hr ago
Forecast
10-day-
Tonight
Rain after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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Friday
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 47. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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Friday Night
A chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
National Weather Service forecast updated 7 hrs ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now52°20%
- 10 PM50°
- 11 PM49°15%
- Fri12 AM49°17%
- 1 AM48°20%
- 2 AM47°40%
- 3 AM47°55%
- 4 AM46°71%
- 5 AM45°76%
- 6 AM44°97%
- 7 AM44°96%
- 8 AM44°82%
- 9 AM43°81%
- 10 AM44°88%
- 11 AM44°90%
- 12 PM45°87%
- 1 PM46°85%
- 2 PM45°69%
- 3 PM45°64%
- 4 PM45°63%
- 5 PM43°54%
- 6 PM42°41%
- 7 PM41°40%
- 8 PM40°54%
10-day forecast
Details- TonightOct 22Light Rain76%42°
- FriOct 23Rain97%32°47°
- SatOct 24Mostly Sunny32°49°
- SunOct 25Sunny31°53°
- MonOct 26Mostly Sunny37%31°52°
- TueOct 27Rain And Snow Likely<0.1 in snow56%30°47°
- WedOct 28Slight Chance Rain And Snow20%29°47°
- ThuOct 29Slight Chance Light Snow17%48°
- FriOct 30Mostly sunny28°45°
- SatOct 31Sunny31°47°
Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.
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More weather news- KPAX Missoula Area Weather: Partly cloudy, cooler and more seasonable on Sunday
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Windy weather develops Saturday afternoonMISSOULA — After several days of morning fog, seasonable temperatures, and light wind, the weather gets a bit more active tomorrow afternoon with strong winds in lower elevations. Gusts could reach near 30-40 MPH…
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Weather Forecast: Pleasant weather through the weekendKPAX News MISSOULA — Another round of valley fog is possible Friday morning, once this clears expect sunny skies with highs ranging in the low to upper 60s. We'll see another warm day Saturday with highs again in the…
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Weather Forecast: High pressure builds to end the weekKPAX News MISSOULA — Some fog will be possible this morning for valleys, once this clears we'll see a lot of sunshine today with highs in the 50s to low 60s. The warmest days of the week come Friday and Saturday with…
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Pleasant afternoon temperatures over the next few daysKPAX News Pleasant afternoon temperatures over the next few days MISSOULA — We expect temperatures to warm a few degrees each day as a ridge of high pressure builds over the western United States as out trough of low…
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Weather Forecast: Nice Fall weather WednesdayKPAX News Weather Forecast: Nice Fall weather Wednesday MISSOULA — High pressure continues to build this week with steadily warming temperatures into the weekend. Each day will be roughly the same with morning fog…
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Air quality
Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
Missoula, MT reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.
Sun & moon
Almanac
MonthlyMissoula Area, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Orchard Homes 13 km
- Lolo 24 km
- East Missoula 15 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in MSO, issued 9 hrs ago
Discussion
KEY MESSAGES:
- Change to more typical fall weather coming Friday.
Temperatures warm yet again towards late summer levels, however satellite clearly shows clouds moving up from the south.
Showers develop this evening from south to north. A few thunderstorms will also be possible in Idaho and Lemhi Counties. For most locations at least a tenth of an inch of rain is likely, in northwest MT precipitation will be showery along the front and there is a 40 to 60% chance of receiving up to a tenth. After a fairly dry start to October, from Lost Trail Pass through southwest MT there is a 70 to 90% chance of receiving up to 1/2 of an inch of total precipitation by Friday evening. Above 6000 feet, as precipitation is ending a change over to snow is possible with a slushy trace to 3 inches in accumulations at locations like Georgetown Lake and Homestake and MacDonald Passes. Due to the timing of snow around rush hour Friday evening a winter weather advisory has been issued for the potential of slick driving conditions.
The models continue to have significant uncertainty after day 3 (Sunday). What is clear is temperatures will catch up to the calendar and October temperatures arrive. High temperatures are expected to be in the 50s for western MT and 60s for north-central ID, while low temperatures routinely fall into the teens and 20s in MT. Weather systems are less clear but there are more solutions depicting a system by mid-week. More details to come.
Aviation
A low pressure system will move northward into the Great Basin this afternoon, sending atmospheric moisture and instability northward. This will set the stage for numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms across north-central Idaho and southwest Montana by mid-afternoon through the evening hours. Precipitation becomes more widespread after 23/0600z, with periods of lowered visibility and ceilings expected through 23/1800z. Freezing levels will lower to around 5000 feet Friday evening, and while no impacts are expected, precipitation may end as wet snow at KBTM.
Mso Watches
MT...Winter Weather Advisory from 3 PM Friday to midnight MDT Friday night for Butte/Blackfoot Region.
ID...None.
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