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Whitefish, Montana Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Whitefish, MT
Thursday, June 4 at 11:33 PM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
32%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
9:33 PM
Whitefish, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWhitefish, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 49°H 71°
Whitefish, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    70°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    71°49°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    14%
    59°43°-12°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    59°36°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    69°35°+10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    45%
    71°50°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    54%
    75°47°+4°
Whitefish, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
286° · backing 20°
Direction
WNW
286°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 17 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2413SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 20° from the wnw.
Whitefish, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
912.5
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 26.95 inHg
Now
912.5
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 909913
905910915920-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW913.1909.3909.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Whitefish, MT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+9 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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
2.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
1.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 44
Whitefish, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
18%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
117.0mi
UNLIMITED
121 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
23:33 UTC ·Whitefish, 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
23:33 UTC ·Whitefish, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Whitefish, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Whitefish, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Whitefish, MT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:59 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
15h 55m
Sunset
9:33 PM
Civil dusk
4:15 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Whitefish, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
6:41 AM
Moonset
3:13 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Whitefish, MT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Whitefish at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: June 6 (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 4, 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 Whitefish

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.