Columbia Falls, MT 59912 Weather

Flathead County10:10 PM MDT48.35°N, 114.18°W

Current conditions

Clear
37°
Clear
Feels like 37°
High 65° Wednesday·Low 35° tonight
WindCalm
Humidity87%
Dew point34°
Pressure30.13 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover10%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise8:05 AM
Sunset6:40 PM

Observed at Kalispell, Glacier Park International Airport · 15 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northeast wind around 1 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Wind around 0 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 8 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 46°
  2. 11 PM Mostly Clear 44°
  3. Wed12 AM Mostly Clear 42°
  4. 1 AM Mostly Clear 41°
  5. 2 AM Mostly Clear 40°
  6. 3 AM Mostly Clear 38°
  7. 4 AM Mostly Clear 37°
  8. 5 AM Mostly Clear 36°
  9. 6 AM Sunny 36°
  10. 7 AM Mostly Sunny 35°
  11. 8 AM Patchy Fog 35°
  12. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 36°
  13. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 43°
  14. 11 AM Sunny 49°
  15. 12 PM Sunny 53°
  16. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 59°
  17. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 62°
  18. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 63°
  19. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 65°
  20. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 63°
  21. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 62°
  22. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 59°
  23. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 53°
  24. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 50°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Mostly Clear Mostly Clear35°
  2. WedOct 21 Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny36°65°
  3. ThuOct 22 Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny87%40°66°
  4. FriOct 23 Light Rain Light Rain87%28°52°
  5. SatOct 24 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny20%25°49°
  6. SunOct 25 Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy20%24°48°
  7. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny15%25°50°
  8. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain And Snow Slight Chance Rain And Snow19%50°
  9. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy33°50°
  10. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy32°52°

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

58
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

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 8:05 AM
Sunset 6:40 PM
Daylight 10 h 35 min (−3 min 22 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 74% lit
Moonrise 4:24 PM Moonset 1:36 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low52° / 28°
Record high77° (2023)
Record low16° (1982)
Wettest0.88 in (1921)
Yesterday58° / 26°
Month to date0.07 in (normal 0.75 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 10 hrs ago

Discussion

KEY MESSAGES:

- Mild daytime temperatures through Thursday.

- Patchy valley fog around sunrise each morning.

- Significant weather change coming Friday into the weekend.

A broad ridge of high pressure will continue to bring mild daytime temperatures across the Northern Rockies through Thursday. Stable conditions under the ridge are promoting the development of daily valley inversions and trapped cold air, with patchy dense fog. Afternoon temperatures will continue to run 10 to 15 degrees above normal for this time of year. Forecast models suggest a few isolated showers developing over Lemhi County this afternoon, then over southwest and west-central Montana tomorrow afternoon and evening.

Expect a significant change as a low pressure system and cold front track across the region Thursday night into Friday. The front will bring wind gusts around 20 mph in Idaho and 20 to 35 mph across most of western Montana on Friday. Moisture with this system will move north from the Great Basin, with precipitation focusing along and south of the I-90 corridor and along the Continental Divide in northwest Montana. 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 the higher elevations of the Flathead National Forest and Glacier National Park, which will likely pick up several inches of snow this weekend.

Aviation

Stable conditions will continue today under a ridge of high pressure. Valley inversions and cold air pools will set the stage for 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 Terminal KMSO. Fog can not be ruled out at KGPI as well, but the probability of impacts is less than 10 percent as high cloud cover has reduced overnight cooling.

Mso Watches

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

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