Observed 6:50 AM MDT at KGPI

Pinnacle, MT weather

Overcast and 37°3°.

Forecasts differ

Now 37°3°

Cloudy

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the north. Light through 7 PM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry · down to 23°−5° by 8 AM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 11Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below freezing until 10 AM (low 29°−2°)
Above 40°4° today by noon
Below 40°4° tonight after 8 PM
Hard freeze tonight 2–11 AM (low 27°−3°)
Below freezing tomorrow night from 10 PM (low 29°−2°)

This morningUp to 38°3° by 11 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 48°9° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 29°−2° by 5 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 34°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 27°−3° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 44°7° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 29°−2° by 4 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	96%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	88%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	44%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	28%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	35%	1
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	64%	44%	2
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	29%	3
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	55%	28%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	17%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	18%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	52%	45%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	42%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	76%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	74%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	76%	84%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	81%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	60%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	78%	74%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	67%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	48%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	47%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	46%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	39%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	48%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	73%	77%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	69%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 43°6°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	60%	77%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	73%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 51°11°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	70%	3
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	67%	3
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	51%	65%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 37°3° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	67%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 36°2° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	69%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 33°1° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	70%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	71%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	79%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	74%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	73%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	77%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	75%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	78%	75%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	66%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	60%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	56%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 49°9°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. South southwest wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Low, likely
27°−3°–35°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 45°7°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. East wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
38°3°–52°11°
Low, likely
27°−3°–33°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 54°12°, low 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 37°3°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Northeast wind around 1 mph.
Night: A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Low, likely
27°−3°–34°1°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 46°8°, low 30°−1°. Snow 0–3 in0–8 cm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 37°3°
  70% chance · 0.4 in1.1 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 42°6°
  80% chance · 0.4 in0.9 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 39°4°
  80% chance · 0.3 in0.9 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 38°3°
  80% chance · 0.5 in1.1 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
Night: Rain likely before 9pm, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
37°3°–46°8°
Low, likely
30°−1°–38°3°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Snow. High 43°6°, low 24°−4°. Snow 0–8 in0–20 cm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 38°3°
  70% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  70% chance · 0.7 in1.9 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 38°3°
  60% chance · 0.6 in1.4 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 33°1°
  60% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Snow likely before 3pm, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Low, likely
24°−4°–38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
1
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 42°6°, low 24°−4°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 32°0°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 39°4°
  40% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  40% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
34°1°–44°7°
Low, likely
23°−5°–31°−1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 45°7°, low 25°−4°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  30% chance · 0.1 in0.4 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 33°0°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 28°−2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
33°1°–45°7°
Low, likely
22°−6°–31°−1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 36°2°, low 24°−4°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 33°0°
  20% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 30°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Low, likely
21°−6°–26°−3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Snow. High 36°2°, low 26°−3°. Snow 0–3 in0–8 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Low, likely
21°−6°–30°−1°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 39°4°, low 26°−3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
33°1°–50°10°
Low, likely
23°−5°–28°−2°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 49°, low 27°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 45°, low 27°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 54°, low 32°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 36–46°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Middle Fork Flathead River near West Glacier

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 502 cfs

Forecast peak 1.7 ft Sat 12 PM

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

North Fork Flathead River near Columbia Falls

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 721 cfs

Forecast peak 1.7 ft Sat 12 PM

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Flathead River at Columbia Falls

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.8 ft
Flow: 3,640 cfs

Forecast peak 3.8 ft Sun 5 PM

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Hungry Horse Reservoir

17 mi

Level: 3541 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 20 min; Losing 3 min 17 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 1 min less
Golden hour: 5:44–6:48 PM; Morning 7:48–8:52 AM
Blue hour: 6:48–7:00 PM; Morning 7:36–7:48 AM; first light 7:36 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:21 AM · rises 5:30 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Pinnacle. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,700 ft, 3 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Pinnacle, MT weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Middle Fork Flathead River near West Glacier

North Fork Flathead River near Columbia Falls

Flathead River at Columbia Falls

Hungry Horse Reservoir

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Unknown

Moon