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Bigfork, Montana Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Bigfork, MT
Friday, June 5 at 4:20 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
40%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
9:30 PM
Bigfork, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBigfork, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 50°H 72°
Bigfork, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.02″
    69°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    72°50°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    22%
    58°46°-14°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Snow Shwrs
    52%
    0.06″
    56°38°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    24%
    69°39°+13°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    71°46°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    0.01″
    67°52°-4°
Bigfork, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
293° · veering 151°
Direction
WNW
293°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 19 @ 10:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 246SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 151° from the wnw.
Bigfork, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
906.6
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 26.77 inHg
Now
906.6
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-5.6
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 904910
900905910915-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW910.3904.1904.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Bigfork, MT
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
81μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9
Bigfork, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
104.0mi
UNLIMITED
119 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
04:20 UTC ·Bigfork, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:20 UTC ·Bigfork, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Bigfork, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bigfork, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bigfork, MT
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:59 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
15h 52m
Sunset
9:30 PM
Civil dusk
4:12 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Bigfork, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
7:02 AM
Moonset
4:25 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Bigfork, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

fish
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bigfork at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 5, 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 Bigfork

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.