Columbia Falls, Montana Weather
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Columbia Falls weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——84°43°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——83°59°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°62°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——80°55°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——74°52°-6°
- FridayJul 10Clear——81°51°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——82°53°+1°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:18 AM
- Moonset
- 1:07 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Wind builds through canyons
Columbia Falls at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 59912
16-Day Forecast — Columbia Falls
- Sun84°43°0%
- Mon83°59°3%
- Tue85°62°4%
- Wed80°55°7%
- Thu74°52°0%
- Fri81°51°0%
- Sat82°53°1%
- Sun87°53°2%
- Mon92°58°3%
- Tue87°65°7%
- Wed93°64°7%
- Thu96°63°6%
- Fri99°63°10%
- Sat97°70°16%
- Sun92°59°16%
- Mon94°60°3%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Columbia Falls
SPC includes Columbia Falls in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Columbia Falls
- 59912