Whitefish, Montana 7 Day Weather Forecast
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NWS Forecast for Whitefish MT
National Weather Service Forecast for:
Whitefish MT
Issued by: National Weather Service Missoula, MT |
Updated: 4:10 am MDT Apr 2, 2025 |
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This Afternoon
 Rain Likely
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Tonight
 Chance Rain/Snow then Snow Likely and Patchy Fog
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Thursday
 Snow
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Thursday Night
 Partly Cloudy
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Friday
 Sunny
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Friday Night
 Mostly Clear
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Saturday
 Sunny
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Saturday Night
 Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
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Sunday
 Patchy Fog then Sunny
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Hi 47 °F |
Lo 31 °F |
Hi 43 °F |
Lo 19 °F |
Hi 48 °F |
Lo 23 °F |
Hi 55 °F |
Lo 29 °F |
Hi 61 °F |
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Winter Weather Advisory
This Afternoon
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Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. |
Tonight
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A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 10pm and midnight, then snow likely after midnight. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. |
Thursday
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Snow. High near 43. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. |
Thursday Night
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Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. |
Friday
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Sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind. |
Friday Night
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Mostly clear, with a low around 23. |
Saturday
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Sunny, with a high near 55. |
Saturday Night
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Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 29. |
Sunday
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Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. |
Sunday Night
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Mostly clear, with a low around 33. |
Monday
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. |
Monday Night
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Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. |
Tuesday
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A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS
for Whitefish MT.
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Weather Forecast Discussion
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FXUS65 KMSO 021850
AFDMSO
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Missoula MT
1250 PM MDT Wed Apr 2 2025
.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGES:
- A Canadian cold front will bring snow to northwest Montana,
including the Flathead valley late tonight into Thursday
- Warmer and drier conditions expected Friday into the weekend
An unstable airmass today into this evening will favor showers
through the evening hours. Brief periods of accumulating snow will
be possible on mountain passes, while valleys will see mainly rain
or a rain snow mix.
The backdoor Canadian cold front is still on schedule to cross the
Continental Divide late tonight into Thursday. An area of enhanced
snowfall will occur with the front, primarily affecting the
Thursday morning commute. The cold front will bring a period of
moderate snow for locations generally along and north of Highway 2
tomorrow morning, and then across Flathead Lake by early
afternoon. By then, the ground temps will be warm enough that any
snow accumulation would melt on the roads. Once the cold front
moves through from the northeast, drier air will cause showers to
end in the afternoon up north, but continue across west-central
Montana. Winter weather advisories have been issued to account for
a period of winter-like travel tomorrow morning.
High pressure begins to build over the region Friday and will
linger into the weekend. Friday morning could be quite chilly due
to drier air moving into the region and clearing skies. Warmer and
drier conditions will be on tap through the weekend, though
forecast models are not warming temperatures to the degree
previous runs were showing.
Confidence has increased for a cold front to move through the
region on Monday. Increasing clouds, breezy winds and possibly
some evening thunderstorms will accompany the front. The majority
of forecast models (around 80 percent) do rebuild the high
pressure ridge by Wednesday.
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.AVIATION...Snow showers will persist this afternoon and evening
over southwest Montana including KBTM. Showers will be capable of
dropping visibility down to about 2SM around 03/0000Z. A cold
front will cross the Continental Divide by early Thursday morning,
resulting in a shift to gusty northerly or northeasterly winds.
KGPI will experience decreasing visibility and ceilings due to
snow by about 03/1300Z. Impacts will spread southward to KMSO
by about 03/1500Z.
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.MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...Winter Weather Advisory from midnight tonight to 3 PM MDT
Thursday for Kootenai/Cabinet Region...West Glacier Region.
Winter Weather Advisory from 3 AM to 3 PM MDT Thursday for
Flathead/Mission Valleys.
ID...None.
&&
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