Bigfork, MT Weather

Flathead County9:13 PM MDT48.06°N, 114.07°WElevation 2,979 ft

Current conditions

Clear
43°
Clear
Feels like 43°
High 65° Thursday·Low 38° tonight
WindCalm
Humidity81%
Dew point37°
Pressure29.98 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover13%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise8:05 AM
Sunset6:38 PM

Observed at Kalispell, Glacier Park International Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 38. East wind around 2 mph.

  • Thursday

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind around 2 mph.

  • Thursday Night

    Rain after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind around 1 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

National Weather Service forecast updated 7 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 51°
  2. 10 PM Mostly Clear 49°
  3. 11 PM Mostly Clear 48°
  4. Thu12 AM Mostly Clear 46°
  5. 1 AM Mostly Clear 45°
  6. 2 AM Mostly Clear 44°
  7. 3 AM Mostly Clear 43°
  8. 4 AM Mostly Clear 42°
  9. 5 AM Mostly Clear 40°
  10. 6 AM Mostly Sunny 40°
  11. 7 AM Mostly Sunny 39°
  12. 8 AM Mostly Sunny 38°
  13. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 40°
  14. 10 AM Sunny 45°
  15. 11 AM Sunny 50°
  16. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 55°
  17. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 58°
  18. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 61°
  19. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 63°
  20. 4 PM Sunny 63°
  21. 5 PM Sunny 64°
  22. 6 PM Mostly Cloudy 62°
  23. 7 PM Mostly Cloudy 60°10%
  24. 8 PM Slight Chance Light Rain 56°15%

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 21 Mostly Clear Mostly Clear38°
  2. ThuOct 22 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny81%43°65°
  3. FriOct 23 Rain Rain97%32°52°
  4. SatOct 24 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny11%29°51°
  5. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny15%27°49°
  6. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny33%30°50°
  7. TueOct 27 Chance Light Rain Chance Light Rain52%29°48°
  8. WedOct 28 Slight Chance Rain And Snow Slight Chance Rain And Snow<0.1 in snow22%48°
  9. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy34°46°
  10. FriOct 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy35°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

52
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 6:38 PM
Daylight 10 h 32 min (−3 min 20 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 82% lit
Moonrise 4:40 PM Moonset 2:48 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low51° / 28°
Record high75° (2003)
Record low12° (1981)
Wettest0.48 in (1990)
Month to date0.07 in (normal 0.79 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 17 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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