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Whitefish, Montana Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 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 12:04 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
42%
Wind
3 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 59 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 84°
Whitefish, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    84°59°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°57°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    12%
    83°49°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    12%
    85°55°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    85°57°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    77°55°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    80°46°+3°
Whitefish, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
328° · veering 40°
Direction
NNW
328°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 16 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 40° from the nnw.
Whitefish, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
911.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 26.92 inHg
Now
911.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 909915
905910915920-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW915.2909.2911.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Whitefish, MT
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 13
Whitefish, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
98.7mi
UNLIMITED
133 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
06:04 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
06:04 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
84% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 PM
Moonset
10:37 AM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Whitefish, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Whitefish at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
  • 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

15-Day Forecast — Whitefish

  1. Sat84°59°1%
  2. Sun83°57°0%
  3. Mon83°49°12%
  4. Tue85°55°12%
  5. Wed85°57°5%
  6. Thu77°55°3%
  7. Fri80°46°2%
  8. Sat87°50°1%
  9. Sun78°49°4%
  10. Mon82°49°5%
  11. Tue90°54°9%
  12. Wed87°60°10%
  13. Thu93°61°3%
  14. Fri95°57°10%
  15. Sat94°61°9%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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.