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Columbia Falls, Montana Weather

Paintbrush crowns the ridges. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Columbia Falls, MT
Saturday, June 13 at 2:35 AM
46
°
Clear
Feels like
40°
Humidity
59%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
11:34 PM
Sunset
3:38 PM
Columbia Falls, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastColumbia Falls, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 44 to 69 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 44°H 69°
Columbia Falls, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 13
    Mostly Clear
    69°44°
  2. Sunday
    Jun 14
    Overcast
    76°50°+7°
  3. Monday
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    77°47°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Light Drizzle
    77°56°
  5. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Drizzle
    17%
    66°48°-11°
  6. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    77°46°+11°
  7. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    83°55°+6°
Columbia Falls, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
023° · steady
Direction
NNE
023°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 19 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 157SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the nne.
Columbia Falls, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
916.1
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 27.05 inHg
Now
916.1
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+5.0
mb
24h
+8.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 906916
900905910915920-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW915.7906.1915.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Columbia Falls, MT
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5Good
2.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
41μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Columbia Falls, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.8mi
UNLIMITED
97 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
08:35 UTC · Columbia Falls, 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
08:35 UTC · Columbia Falls, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Columbia Falls, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Columbia Falls, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Columbia Falls, MT
Almanac · Saturday, June 13
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
11:34 PM
Daylight
16h 04m
Sunset
3:38 PM
Civil dusk
10:21 PM
Planting note
Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
Columbia Falls, MT
The moon
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
3:46 AM
Moonset
7:35 PM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Columbia Falls, MT
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Paintbrush crowns the ridges

plant
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Columbia Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.

15-Day Forecast — Columbia Falls

  1. Sat69°44°2%
  2. Sun76°50°0%
  3. Mon77°47°0%
  4. Tue77°56°5%
  5. Wed66°48°17%
  6. Thu77°46°9%
  7. Fri83°55°5%
  8. Sat78°52°17%
  9. Sun77°48°35%
  10. Mon65°49°31%
  11. Tue72°46°23%
  12. Wed79°48°35%
  13. Thu83°51°29%
  14. Fri91°57°23%
  15. Sat97°61°28%

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

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 13, 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 Columbia Falls

  • 59912

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.