Kalispell, MT 59904 Weather

Flathead County10:12 AM MDT48.24°N, 114.26°W

Current conditions

Mostly Sunny
43°
Mostly Sunny
Feels like 43°
High 66°·Low 38°
WindNW 1 mph
Humidity85%
Dew point39°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover41%
UV index1 Low
Sunrise8:08 AM
Sunset6:37 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Today

    Patchy fog before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. East northeast wind around 1 mph.

  • Tonight

    Rain likely and patchy fog after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Friday

    Rain before 5pm. Cloudy. High near 52, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. North wind 2 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

National Weather Service forecast updated 8 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Sunny 43°
  2. 11 AM Sunny 50°
  3. 12 PM Sunny 54°
  4. 1 PM Sunny 60°
  5. 2 PM Sunny 63°
  6. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 64°
  7. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 65°
  8. 5 PM Partly Sunny 64°
  9. 6 PM Mostly Cloudy 62°
  10. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 59°
  11. 8 PM Mostly Clear 53°
  12. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 50°12%
  13. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 48°11%
  14. 11 PM Partly Cloudy 47°11%
  15. Fri12 AM Chance Light Rain 45°48%
  16. 1 AM Chance Light Rain 44°45%
  17. 2 AM Chance Light Rain 44°43%
  18. 3 AM Light Rain Likely 43°58%
  19. 4 AM Light Rain Likely 43°71%
  20. 5 AM Light Rain Likely 42°73%
  21. 6 AM Chance Light Rain 42°42%
  22. 7 AM Chance Light Rain 41°50%
  23. 8 AM Light Rain Likely 39°68%
  24. 9 AM Light Rain 43°85%

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 22 Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny73%38°66°
  2. FriOct 23 Light Rain Light Rain86%26°52°
  3. SatOct 24 Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny25°51°
  4. SunOct 25 Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy14%20°49°
  5. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny19%23°50°
  6. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain And Snow Slight Chance Rain And Snow30%23°51°
  7. WedOct 28 Slight Chance Rain And Snow Slight Chance Rain And Snow29%22°49°
  8. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny31°46°
  9. FriOct 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny30°51°
  10. SatOct 31 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy31°50°

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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Air quality

44
Good
Coarse particles (PM10)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Flathead Valley, MT reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 8:08 AM
Sunset 6:37 PM
Daylight 10 h 28 min (−3 min 20 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 86% lit
Moonrise 4:55 PM Moonset 4:00 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low50° / 27°
Record high70° (2003)
Record low12° (1981)
Wettest0.64 in (1933)
Month to date0.07 in (normal 0.84 in)

Kalispell Glacier Airport, records since 1896. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in MSO, issued 1 day ago

Discussion

KEY MESSAGES:

- Mild daytime temperatures through Thursday.

- Patchy valley fog around sunrise each morning.

- Significant weather change coming Thursday night into Friday.

Mild day-time temperatures will continue across the Northern Rockies through Thursday as high pressure remains in control. Stable conditions under the ridge are promoting the development of daily valley inversions and trapped cold air, with patchy dense fog. Afternoon temperatures will run around 10 degrees above normal for this time of year.

A significant change remains on track late Thursday into Friday, as a low pressure system and cold front tracks across the region. Colder temperatures and widespread precipitation, focused along and south of the Interstate 90 corridor and along the divide in northwest Montana are the main story. Precipitation amounts have trended higher over the last 48 hours, as model guidance has come into stronger consensus for a mid-level low to track along the divide in southwest Montana by Friday morning. Widespread precipitation will wrap around the west-northwest area of this low pointing towards the highest precipitation amounts (0.75-1.50 inches) along the divide across mountain ranges in southwest Montana. As discussed previously, most of the precipitation will fall as rain ahead of the cold front, limiting the potential for winter weather impacts. Snow levels will fall to around 5,000 feet Friday and lower over the weekend as shower activity begins to decrease. Therefore, forecast snow amounts will be generally under an inch across the region and above 5,000 feet. The exception is across higher peaks along the divide, where several inches of snow may fall above 7,000 feet.

Aviation

High pressure will continue to bring stable conditions. Valley inversions and cold air pools will set the stage for patchy areas of valley fog, particularly near large bodies of water and river systems. The primary period to watch will be from 21/1200-1500Z, including KGPI and KMSO. The probability of dense fog impacts at these terminals is generally less than 10 percent, but can not be ruled out.

Mso Watches

MT...None. ID...None.

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