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Whitefish, MT 59937 Weather
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Forecast
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Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North northwest wind around 1 mph.
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Tonight
A chance of rain between midnight and 2am, then rain and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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Friday
Rain before 4pm. Cloudy. High near 52, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. North wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
National Weather Service forecast updated 10 hrs ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now55°
- 1 PM60°
- 2 PM63°
- 3 PM65°
- 4 PM66°
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- 6 PM63°
- 7 PM60°
- 8 PM54°
- 9 PM51°12%
- 10 PM49°12%
- 11 PM48°12%
- Fri12 AM47°44%
- 1 AM46°40%
- 2 AM45°41%
- 3 AM45°56%
- 4 AM44°78%
- 5 AM43°78%
- 6 AM43°57%
- 7 AM42°55%
- 8 AM41°77%
- 9 AM43°81%
- 10 AM46°76%
- 11 AM47°61%
10-day forecast
Details- TodayOct 22Mostly Sunny78%40°67°
- FriOct 23Light Rain81%27°52°
- SatOct 24Partly Sunny27°51°
- SunOct 25Slight Chance Light Snow then Partly Sunny17%23°49°
- MonOct 26Mostly Sunny17%25°50°
- TueOct 27Slight Chance Rain And Snow28%25°50°
- WedOct 28Slight Chance Rain And Snow<0.1 in snow29%24°49°
- ThuOct 29Sunny31°46°
- FriOct 30Partly cloudy34°49°
- SatOct 31Partly cloudy36°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
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
Almanac
MonthlyKalispell Glacier Airport, records since 1896. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Kalispell 23 km
- Evergreen 21 km
- Columbia Falls 13 km
- Bigfork 43 km
- Lakeside 44 km
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
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