Lolo, MT Weather

Missoula County2:19 PM MDT46.76°N, 114.08°WElevation 3,199 ft

Current conditions

Clear
52°
Clear
Feels like 52°
High 71°·Low 36°
WindCalm
Humidity58%
Dew point37°
Pressure30.10 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover22%
UV index3 Moderate
Sunrise8:03 AM
Sunset6:40 PM

Observed at Missoula, Missoula International Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • This Afternoon

    Sunny, with a high near 71. East northeast wind around 2 mph.

  • Tonight

    Patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind around 2 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny, with a high near 70. South southeast wind around 3 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 65°
  2. 3 PM Sunny 68°
  3. 4 PM Sunny 70°
  4. 5 PM Sunny 69°
  5. 6 PM Mostly Clear 65°
  6. 7 PM Mostly Clear 58°
  7. 8 PM Mostly Clear 51°
  8. 9 PM Mostly Clear 48°
  9. 10 PM Mostly Clear 47°
  10. 11 PM Partly Cloudy 45°
  11. Thu12 AM Partly Cloudy 44°
  12. 1 AM Partly Cloudy 43°
  13. 2 AM Partly Cloudy 42°
  14. 3 AM Partly Cloudy 41°
  15. 4 AM Partly Cloudy 39°
  16. 5 AM Patchy Fog 38°
  17. 6 AM Mostly Sunny 38°
  18. 7 AM Sunny 37°
  19. 8 AM Mostly Sunny 36°
  20. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 38°
  21. 10 AM Sunny 45°
  22. 11 AM Sunny 51°
  23. 12 PM Sunny 57°
  24. 1 PM Sunny 62°

Daily forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny36°71°
  2. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny91%38°70°
  3. FriOct 23 Rain Rain96%27°51°
  4. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny26°54°
  5. SunOct 25 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny16%24°53°
  6. MonOct 26 Slight Chance Light Snow Slight Chance Light Snow38%25°54°
  7. TueOct 27 Chance Light Rain Chance Light Rain42%24°51°
  8. WedOct 28 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy36°56°
  9. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy39°58°

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

34
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Sunrise 8:03 AM
Sunset 6:40 PM
Daylight 10 h 36 min (−3 min 10 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 80% lit
Moonrise 4:38 PM Moonset 2:50 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low53° / 32°
Record high79° (2003)
Record low18° (1895)
Wettest0.56 in (2014)
Month to date0.41 in (normal 0.73 in)

Missoula 6 Nw Wfo, records since 1893. 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 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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