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Whitefish, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Whitefish, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:23 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
17%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
11:42 PM
Sunset
3:41 PM
Whitefish, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWhitefish, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 83°
Whitefish, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    84°53°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°58°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    84°58°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    85°54°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    82°56°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    83°48°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    84°51°+1°
Whitefish, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
278° · backing 6°
Direction
W
278°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 209SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 6° from the w.
Whitefish, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
912.0
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 26.93 inHg
Now
912.0
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 910914
905910915920-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW913.9909.8912.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Whitefish, MT
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+15 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6
Whitefish, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
178.4mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
02:23 UTC · Whitefish, 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
02:23 UTC · Whitefish, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Whitefish, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Whitefish, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Whitefish, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:01 AM
Sunrise
11:42 PM
Daylight
15h 59m
Sunset
3:41 PM
Civil dusk
10:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Whitefish, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
12:03 AM
Moonset
11:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Whitefish, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Whitefish at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59937

16-Day Forecast — Whitefish

  1. Sat84°53°1%
  2. Sun83°58°0%
  3. Mon84°58°5%
  4. Tue85°54°5%
  5. Wed82°56°5%
  6. Thu83°48°5%
  7. Fri84°51°0%
  8. Sat93°55°2%
  9. Sun90°56°3%
  10. Mon95°56°4%
  11. Tue98°57°6%
  12. Wed93°58°7%
  13. Thu90°54°10%
  14. Fri96°54°10%
  15. Sat95°57°9%
  16. Sun97°59°10%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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.

ZIP codes in Whitefish

  • 59937

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.