Columbia Falls, MT 59912 Weather

Flathead County2:51 AM MDT48.35°N, 114.18°W

Current conditions

Fog/Mist
30°
Fog/Mist
Feels like 30°
High 67°·Low 35° tonight
WindCalm
Humidity93%
Dew point28°
Pressure29.98 inHg
Visibility1.0 mi
Cloud cover6%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise8:08 AM
Sunset6:36 PM

Observed at Kalispell, Glacier Park International Airport · 31 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Overnight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Wind around 0 mph.

  • Thursday

    Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North wind around 2 mph.

  • Thursday Night

    A chance of rain between midnight and 3am, then rain likely and areas of fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northeast wind around 1 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

National Weather Service forecast updated 39 min ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 41°
  2. 3 AM Mostly Clear 39°
  3. 4 AM Mostly Clear 37°
  4. 5 AM Mostly Clear 37°
  5. 6 AM Mostly Sunny 36°
  6. 7 AM Patchy Fog 35°
  7. 8 AM Patchy Fog 35°
  8. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 37°
  9. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 44°
  10. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 50°
  11. 12 PM Sunny 55°
  12. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 60°
  13. 2 PM Sunny 64°
  14. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 65°
  15. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 66°
  16. 5 PM Partly Sunny 65°
  17. 6 PM Mostly Cloudy 63°
  18. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 60°
  19. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 54°
  20. 9 PM Mostly Clear 52°10%
  21. 10 PM Mostly Clear 50°11%
  22. 11 PM Partly Cloudy 48°11%
  23. Fri12 AM Chance Light Rain 47°40%
  24. 1 AM Chance Light Rain 46°38%

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 21 Mostly Clear Mostly Clear35°
  2. TodayOct 22 Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny74%39°67°
  3. FriOct 23 Light Rain Light Rain89%27°51°
  4. SatOct 24 Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny26°51°
  5. SunOct 25 Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy16%22°49°
  6. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny19%25°50°
  7. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain And Snow Slight Chance Rain And Snow34%25°50°
  8. WedOct 28 Slight Chance Light Snow Slight Chance Light Snow0.2 in snow18%49°
  9. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy30°45°
  10. FriOct 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny31°48°

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

56
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 8:08 AM
Sunset 6:36 PM
Daylight 10 h 28 min (−3 min 20 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 84% 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 23 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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