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Almanac
Average High: 30°
Average Low: 15°
Record high/year: 53° (1902)
Record low/year: -22° (1937)
Sunrise: 8:20 AM
Sunset: 5:06 PM
Detailed History
Sun and Moon
Sunrise: 08:20 AM (MST)
Moon Rise: 02:13 PM (MST)
Sunset: 05:06 PM (MST)
Moon Set: 06:09 AM (MST)
Moon Phase
Today
Jan. 10
Jan. 17
Jan. 26
Feb. 02
Next 12 Hours
Snow Showers
Snow Showers
Snow Showers
Chance of Snow
Chance of Snow
Forecast data from the National Digital Forecast Database
5-Day Forecast
Hi 47°
Lo 29°
Rain
Hi 32°
Lo 20°
Chance of Snow
Hi 34°
Lo 25°
Partly Cloudy
Hi 38°
Lo 27°
Chance of Snow
Hi 36°
Lo 25°
Chance of Snow
Forecast for Missoula/Bitterroot Valleys
Tonight
Evening rain showers likely...possibly mixed with snow. Then scattered snow showers after midnight. Little or no new snow accumulation. Lows near 30.
Friday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Patchy freezing fog in the morning. Highs in the 30s.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows 19 to 23.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Highs in the 30s.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and a slight chance of snow. Lows in the mid to upper 20s.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and a slight chance of rain. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain and snow. Lows in the mid to upper 20s.
Monday
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
Monday Night and Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain and snow. Lows in the mid to upper 20s. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
Tuesday Night and Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Lows in the 20s. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
Wednesday Night and Thursday
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Highs in the mid to upper 30s.
Probability of Precipitation
| Place | Today | Tonight | Friday | Saturday | Saturday | Sunday | ||||||
| Missoula | 28°F | 60% | 32°F | 30% | 19°F | 10% | 32°F | 20% | 24°F | 30% | 37°F | 30% |
| Hamilton | 30°F | 50% | 36°F | 20% | 20°F | 0% | 39°F | 0% | 28°F | 20% | 44°F | 20% |
= Probability of Precipitation
Public Information Statement Statement as of 2:15 PM MST on January 8, 2009
Strong westerly flow aloft brought a substantial amount of liquid
precipitation to the northern rockies region over the past 48 hours.
Listed first are 24 hour precipitation totals across western Montana
and central Idaho followed by 48 hour storm total precipitation
values.
Precipitation totals for the past 24 hours... as of 1200pm MST... for
western Montana and north central Idaho are listed below.
Location elevation precip comments
(feet) (inches) (time of observation)
... Lincoln County Montana...
Hawkins Lake 6450 1.40 1000 am
Stahl Peak 6030 2.20 1000 am
Poorman creek 5098 3.90 700 am
Grave Creek 4301 2.40 1000 am
Garver creek 4249 0.70 1000 am
xonolite 4204 0.82 1000 am
Libby dam 2460 0.53 1100 am
Bull Lake 2325 2.81 800 am
Libby 2070 0.62 1000 am
Troy 1950 1.26 1000 am
... Flathead County Montana...
Badger Pass 6900 1.00 1000 am
Flattop Mountain 6299 2.20 1000 am
noisy basin 6040 1.20 1000 am
Pike Creek 5928 1.20 1000 am
Marias Pass Summit 5233 2.50 1100 am
hand creek 5036 0.90 1000 am
Fielding 4600 1.44 1030 am
Emery creek 4350 0.50 1000 am
Essex 3870 1.10 1100 am
Pleasant Valley 3650 0.70 1000 am
Polebridge 1 N 3540 0.53 800 am
West Glacier 3200 1.35 1000 am
Olney 3165 1.50 800 am
Hungry Horse dam 3160 1.56 1000 am
West Glacier 3154 1.60 400 PM (1/7)
Hungry Horse 3123 1.60 1000 am
Whitefish 3100 0.90 800 am
... Lake County Montana...
Moss Peak 6781 1.30 1000 am
jette 3600 1.44 1030 am
Swan Lake 3270 0.62 800 am
... Sanders County Montana...
Sleeping woman 6152 0.70 1000 am
Thompson Falls ph 2380 1.60 400 PM (1/7)
Noxon 2.95 700 am
... Mineral County Montana...
Hoodoo Basin 6050 2.10 1000 am
Mullan Pass 6026 1.23 1100 am
Pardee 4570 0.56 1100 am
St. Regis 2680 1.19 1000 am
... Missoula County Montana...
Stinkwater creek 5428 1.00 1100 am
Lolo Pass 5239 1.10 1100 am
Kraft creek 4751 1.50 1000 am
Seeley Lake r.S. 4100 1.16 1100 am
Lolo Hot Springs 4055 0.60 1000 am
... Powell County Montana...
North Fork Elk cree 6250 0.70 1000 am
Seeley Lake 4235 0.84 1000 am
Ovando 4109 1.10 1000 am
... Ravalli County Montana...
Saddle Mountain 7900 1.30 1000 am
skalkaho Summit 7251 1.10 1000 am
Nez Perce Camp 5640 1.10 1000 am
Twelvemile creek 5600 2.20 1000 am
Little Rock Creek 5507 0.74 1000 am
West Fork 5200 1.03 1000 am
Sula 14 NE 5160 0.60 1100 am
... Granite County Montana...
Warm Springs 7798 0.70 1000 am
Georgetown Lake 6410 0.66 930 am
... Clearwater County Idaho...
Cool creek 6279 3.10 1100 am
Shanghai Summit 4600 2.00 1100 am
dworshak-Dent Acres 1660 1.78 1030 am
... Idaho County Idaho...
Mountain Meadows 6299 0.50 1100 am
Lodgepole 5743 0.71 1030 am
Dixie 1 N 5740 0.60 830 am
Red River 4600 1.02 1030 am
Elk City 4058 0.95 800 am
Powell 3530 1.57 800 am
Yellowpine bar 2480 0.71 800 am
Fenn r.S. 1560 1.28 800 am
Lowell 1480 1.24 1100 am
... Lemhi County Idaho...
Moose Creek 6201 1.00 1100 am
Indianola 3500 0.94 1000 am
&&
Precipitation totals for the past 48 hours for western Montana and
north central Idaho are listed below.
Location elevation precip comments
(feet) (inches) (time of observation)
... Lincoln County Montana...
Hawkins Lake 6450 2.50 1000 am
Stahl Peak 6030 3.80 1000 am
Poorman creek 5098 5.50 700 am
Grave Creek 4301 3.50 1000 am
Garver creek 4249 1.60 1000 am
xonolite 4204 1.68 1000 am
ka7auv Marion aprsw 4095 3.00 1100 am
Libby dam 2460 1.36 1100 am
Bull Lake 2325 3.93 800 am
Fisher river 2160 0.90 1000 am
Libby 2070 1.35 1000 am
Troy 1950 2.52 1000 am
... Flathead County Montana...
Badger Pass 6900 2.20 1000 am
Flattop Mountain 6299 3.80 1000 am
noisy basin 6040 4.50 1000 am
Pike Creek 5928 2.30 1000 am
Marias Pass Summit 5233 2.60 1100 am
hand creek 5036 2.60 1000 am
Fielding 4600 2.05 1030 am
Emery creek 4350 0.50 1000 am
Essex 3870 2.30 1100 am
Pleasant Valley 3650 1.00 1000 am
Polebridge 3600 0.97 1100 am
Hungry Horse dam 3560 1.68 330 PM (1/7)
Polebridge 1 N 3540 1.01 800 am
Olney 3165 1.50 800 am
Hungry Horse dam 3160 1.56 1000 am
West Glacier 3200 2.98 400 PM (1/7)
Hungry Horse 3123 2.69 1000 am
Whitefish 3100 0.90 800 am
Kalispell/Glacier p 2972 0.73 1100 am
Creston 2950 0.71 1100 am
... Lake County Montana...
Moss Peak 6781 2.80 1000 am
bisson creek 4920 0.80 1000 am
jette 3600 1.49 1030 am
Swan Lake 3270 1.72 800 am
... Sanders County Montana...
Sleeping woman 6152 1.60 1000 am
Hot Springs 2960 1.46 1030 am
plains 2400 0.76 1000 am
Thompson Falls ph 2380 1.64 400 PM (1/7)
Noxon 6.13 700 am
... Mineral County Montana...
Hoodoo Basin 6050 3.50 1000 am
Mullan Pass 6026 1.51 1100 am
Pardee 4570 1.21 1100 am
St. Regis 2680 1.70 1000 am
... Missoula County Montana...
North Fork jocko 6329 1.00 1000 am
stinkwater creek 5428 1.04 1100 am
Lolo Pass 5239 1.60 1100 am
Kraft creek 4751 4.70 1000 am
lubrecht flume 4678 1.10 1000 am
Seeley Lake r.S. 4100 2.73 1100 am
Lolo Hot Springs 4055 0.80 1000 am
Missoula 3392 0.50 1000 am
Nine Mile 3267 0.94 1100 am
... Powell County Montana...
North Fork Elk cree 6250 1.30 1000 am
Seeley Lake 4235 2.10 1000 am
Ovando 4109 2.00 1000 am
... Ravalli County Montana...
Saddle Mountain 7900 2.20 1000 am
skalkaho Summit 7251 1.70 1000 am
Twin Lakes 6401 1.40 1000 am
daly creek 5781 0.70 1000 am
Twelvemile creek 5600 3.50 1000 am
Little Rock Creek 5507 0.76 1000 am
West Fork 5200 1.45 1000 am
Sula 14 NE 5160 0.75 1100 am
... Granite County Montana...
Warm Springs 7798 1.90 1000 am
Black Pine 7100 0.90 1000 am
Georgetown Lake 6410 0.66 930 am
combination 5600 0.60 1000 am
... Deer Lodge County Montana...
Calvert Creek 6430 0.90 1000 am
... Clearwater County Idaho...
Cool creek 6279 4.80 1100 am
Shanghai Summit 4600 4.80 1100 am
dworshak-Dent Acres 1660 2.45 1030 am
... Idaho County Idaho...
Mountain Meadows 6299 1.60 1100 am
Savage Pass 6171 0.70 1100 am
Lodgepole 5743 1.22 1030 am
Dixie 1 N 5740 1.15 830 am
Red River 4600 1.65 1030 am
Southfork 4570 0.96 1030 am
Elk City 4058 1.62 800 am
Powell 3530 2.04 800 am
Powell 3409 1.60 930 am
Yellowpine bar 2480 0.89 800 am
Fenn r.S. 1560 2.77 800 am
Lowell 1480 2.68 1100 am
... Lemhi County Idaho...
Moose Creek 6201 2.30 1100 am
Skull Gulch 5100 0.84 1100 am
Indianola 3500 0.94 1000 am
Personal Weather Stations
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Location: RAWS MISSOULA MT US, Missoula, MT Updated: 2:01 PM MST |
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| Temperature: 43 °F | Dew Point: 33 °F | Humidity: 68% | Wind: ENE at 5 mph | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Windchill: 40 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: APRSWXNET Missoula MT US, Missoula, MT Updated: 2:32 PM MST |
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| Temperature: 41 °F | Dew Point: 36 °F | Humidity: 83% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: 29.66 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Windchill: 41 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: APRSWXNET Missoula MT US, Missoula, MT Updated: 2:34 PM MST |
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| Temperature: 36 °F | Dew Point: 36 °F | Humidity: 99% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: 29.71 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Windchill: 36 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Bitterroot Valley, Florence, MT Updated: 2:59 PM MST |
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| Temperature: 44.4 °F | Dew Point: 34 °F | Humidity: 67% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: 29.62 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Windchill: 44 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: MesoWest Ninemile I-90 MP 81.8 MT US MT DOT, Huson, MT Updated: 2:17 PM MST |
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| Temperature: 41 °F | Dew Point: 29 °F | Humidity: 63% | Wind: ENE at 6 mph | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Windchill: 37 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Lone Rock Area, Stevensville, MT Updated: 3:02 PM MST |
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| Temperature: 41.3 °F | Dew Point: 30 °F | Humidity: 64% | Wind: SSW at 4.0 mph | Pressure: 29.63 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Windchill: 39 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: APRSWXNET Potomac MT US, Potomac, MT Updated: 2:24 PM MST |
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| Temperature: 41 °F | Dew Point: 36 °F | Humidity: 81% | Wind: West at 5 mph | Pressure: 29.70 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Windchill: 38 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: RAWS NINE MILE MT US, Huson, MT Updated: 1:59 PM MST |
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| Temperature: 40 °F | Dew Point: 35 °F | Humidity: 83% | Wind: NNW at 4 mph | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.01 in | Windchill: 37 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: RAWS STEVI MT US, Stevensville, MT Updated: 2:14 PM MST |
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| Temperature: 45 °F | Dew Point: 31 °F | Humidity: 58% | Wind: WSW at 3 mph | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Windchill: 45 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: RAWS PISTOL CREEK MT US, Arlee, MT Updated: 1:41 PM MST |
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| Temperature: 30 °F | Dew Point: 30 °F | Humidity: 99% | Wind: WSW at 13 mph | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Windchill: 20 °F | Historical Graphs |
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NWS Forecaster Discussion
687 fxus65 kmso 082102 afdmso Area forecast discussion National Weather Service Missoula Montana 202 PM MST Thursday Jan 8 2009 Discussion...tonight through Saturday...a cold front is pushing across western Montana early this evening. Many locations will experience a brief period of gusty winds as the front moves across the area. Behind the front snow levels will drop to around 2500 feet tonight and thus will continue the Winter Weather Advisory until 11 PM tonight with the main impact will remaining over lookout and Lolo passes. Looking at radars and satellite images the snowfall should be decreasing tonight and the evening shift might be able to drop these advisories a little earlier. Friday into Saturday northwest flow will set up over western Montana with some weak disturbances move in from Canada. This will keep a chance of mainly snow showers possible through the period. Temperatures will be close to seasonal. Saturday night through Thursday...medium range models continue with the same idea of holding a ridge of high pressure just off (or right along) the West Coast with a northwesterly flow over the inter-mountain region during the period. Initially...this ridge is relatively flat...then gaining amplitude/strength during the first part of next week until the upper flow over The Rockies becomes more northerly by mid-week. The difficult part of the forecast deals with the amount of moisture rounding the top of the ridge and spreading into northwest Montana and the Idaho Panhandle this weekend and early next week. A strong jet stream draped over the area suggests that there will be upper level dynamics with this system and models all agree on varying amounts of moisture present in the flow. Thus...will continue the mention of some light precipitation through Tuesday...before showing a drying trend in the forecast. Seasonal to slightly above normal temperatures are expected...then a cool down mid-week. && Aviation...a period of gusty winds can be expected at most airfields this afternoon and early evening as a cold front pushes through the region. Rain will mix with snow and gradually switch to all snow in the colder atmosphere behind the front with snow showers continuing well into the evening hours...especially across west central Montana. Mountains and passes may periodically be obscured by precipitation and clouds. && Mso watches/warnings/advisories... Montana...Winter Weather Advisory until 11 PM MST this evening for Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains-Lower Clark Fork region. Idaho...Winter Weather Advisory until 10 PM PST this evening for southern Clearwater Mountains. && $$ Short term...kolata long term....msj aviation...Dickerson
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