Observed 8:00 AM MDT at KGPI

Polebridge, MT weather

Overcast and 37°3°.

Forecasts differ

Now 37°3°

Cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry · down to 24°−4° by 9 AM
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 13Good; 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

Hard freeze until 11 AM (low 23°−5°)
Fog until 9 AM
Above 40°4° today by 1 PM
Hard freeze tonight 10 PM–noon (low 19°−7°)
Hard freeze tomorrow night from 9 PM (low 19°−7°)

This morningUp to 34°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 23°−5° · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 49°9° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 22°−6° by 4 AM · freezing, low 22°−6° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 30°−1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 19°−7° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 47°8° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 21°−6° by 4 AM · freezing, low 21°−6° · 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 8a	Fog	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 35°2°)	23°−5°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	99%	37%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 35°2°)	24°−4°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	32%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	26%	0
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 43°6°)	34°1°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	88%	63%	0
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	32%	1
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	53%	1
Sat 2p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	62%	2
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	55%	1
Sat 4p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	65%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	65%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	68%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	74%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	80%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	85%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	91%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 39°4°)	26°−3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	95%	76%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 37°3°)	20°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	99%	78%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 36°2°)	19°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	98%	72%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 35°2°)	17°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	98%	69%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 34°1°)	18°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	97%	69%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 34°1°)	16°−9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	97%	73%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 32°0°)	17°−8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	21°−6° (likely 21°−6° to 32°0°)	16°−9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	98%	72%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	20°−7° (likely 20°−7° to 31°−1°)	15°−9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	84%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	20°−7° (likely 20°−7° to 32°0°)	15°−9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	95%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	19°−7° (likely 19°−7° to 33°1°)	19°−7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	94%	90%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 35°2°)	24°−4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	90%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	79%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	79%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	57%	78%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	75%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	72%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	74%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	76%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	58%	78%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	68%	78%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	84%	81%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°)	20°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 34°1°)	18°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	76%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	18°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	95%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 32°0°)	17°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	85%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 31°−1°)	16°−9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	86%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 31°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	95%	84%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	21°−6° (likely 21°−6° to 31°−1°)	16°−9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	21°−6° (likely 21°−6° to 31°−1°)	16°−9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	78%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	20°−7° (likely 20°−7° to 31°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	75%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	19°−7° (likely 19°−7° to 32°0°)	19°−7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	97%	75%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 19°−7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 23°−5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 22°−6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Patchy fog before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. South southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. East northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Low, likely
19°−7°–33°1°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 18°−8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 20°−7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 21°−6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. North northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Low, likely
18°−8°–31°−1°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Low, likely
23°−5°–30°−1°
Wind
4 mph7 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 48°9°, low 21°−6°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  50% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  50% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
Night: A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Low, likely
21°−6°–34°1°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Snow. High 44°7°, low 15°−9°. Snow 0–5 in0–13 cm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  50% chance · 0.4 in1 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 41°5°
  70% chance · 0.5 in1.2 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  60% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 32°0°
  60% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
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 44. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Low, likely
15°−9°–35°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 43°6°, low 15°−9°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 31°−1°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  40% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 31°−1°
  30% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
36°2°–44°7°
Low, likely
15°−9°–32°0°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 46°8°, low 15°−9°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  20% chance · 0.4 in0.9 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 32°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 25°−4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
34°1°–46°8°
Low, likely
15°−9°–31°−1°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 38°3°, low 22°−6°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 26°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 38°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 33°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
34°1°–41°5°
Low, likely
18°−8°–25°−4°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Snow. High 38°3°, low 26°−3°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 26°−3°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
36°2°–40°4°
Low, likely
24°−4°–31°−1°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 40°4°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 28°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 33°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°–49°9°
Low, likely
18°−8°–27°−3°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 49°, low 19°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 47°, low 18°.
Monday
Dry, high 53°, low 23°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 38–48°; chance of precipitation on 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

North Fork Flathead River at Canadian Border

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 202 cfs

Forecast peak 4.5 ft Sat 12 PM

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

North Fork Flathead River near Columbia Falls

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 721 cfs

Forecast peak 1.7 ft Sat 12 PM

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Middle Fork Flathead River near West Glacier

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 502 cfs

Forecast peak 1.7 ft Sat 12 PM

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 19 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 3 min less
Golden hour: 5:45–6:50 PM; Morning 7:51–8:56 AM
Blue hour: 6:50–7:02 PM; Morning 7:39–7:51 AM; first light 7:39 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 76% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:25 AM · rises 5:31 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Polebridge. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,700 ft, 12 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Polebridge, MT weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

North Fork Flathead River at Canadian Border

North Fork Flathead River near Columbia Falls

Middle Fork Flathead River near West Glacier

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon