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Kalispell, Montana Weather

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Kalispell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Kalispell, MT
Monday, June 15 at 3:41 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
23%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
11:36 PM
Sunset
3:39 PM
Kalispell, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKalispell, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 83°
Kalispell, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    83°43°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    81°54°-2°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    75°50°-6°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    77°44°+2°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    77°47°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    14%
    81°51°+4°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    61°46°-20°
Kalispell, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
151° · veering 32°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 16 @ 2:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3418SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sse-bound air across the harbor.
Kalispell, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
913.0
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 26.96 inHg
Now
913.0
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+3.2
mb
24h
-4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 909918
905910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW917.5909.4913.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kalispell, MT
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
+18 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 11 PM

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
6.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 48

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.70
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Kalispell, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
88%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
149.0mi
UNLIMITED
167 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:41 UTC · Kalispell, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:41 UTC · Kalispell, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kalispell, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kalispell, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kalispell, MT
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
11:36 PM
Daylight
16h 03m
Sunset
3:39 PM
Civil dusk
10:22 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Kalispell, MT
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:32 AM
Moonset
10:11 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Kalispell, MT
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Paintbrush crowns the ridges

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kalispell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Kalispell

  1. Mon83°43°3%
  2. Tue81°54°4%
  3. Wed75°50°8%
  4. Thu77°44°7%
  5. Fri77°47°0%
  6. Sat81°51°14%
  7. Sun61°46°18%
  8. Mon71°41°22%
  9. Tue75°43°11%
  10. Wed80°49°7%
  11. Thu87°51°7%
  12. Fri71°48°13%
  13. Sat69°46°13%
  14. Sun77°46°13%
  15. Mon80°51°12%
  16. Tue83°51°16%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 15, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Kalispell

  • 59901
  • 59904

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.