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Weather in Kalispell, Montana

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kalispell, MT
Sunday, May 17 at 5:56 AM
38
°
Overcast
Feels like
33°
Humidity
92%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
9:11 PM
Kalispell, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
11p
50°
12a
49°
13%
1a
49°
11%
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
43°
7a
47°
8a
50°
9a
52°
10a
54°
11a
55°
12p
57°
1p
58°
2p
59°
3p
57°
4p
55°
5p
54°
6p
53°
7p
52°
8p
50°
9p
48°
10p
L 42°H 59°
Kalispell, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    48°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    66%
    51°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    13%
    56°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    63°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    65°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    64°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    70°41°
Kalispell, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
146° · backing 111°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 16 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 111° from the se.
Kalispell, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
907.6
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 26.80 inHg
Now
907.6
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 905908
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kalispell, MT
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Kalispell, MT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:20 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
9:11 PM
Civil dusk
3:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kalispell, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 AM
Moonset
3:59 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Kalispell, MT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kalispell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Kalispell

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.