Observed 1:40 PM MDT at KGPI

Rollins, MT weather

Sunny and 52°11°.

Forecasts differ

Now 52°11°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the north. 35–6 mph10 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 27°−3°; Dry · up to 37°3° by 3 PM (comfortable)
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 2–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 51°11° tonight at 6 PM
Low 35°2° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
Rain tomorrow night from 6 PM (90%, 1.4 in36 mm)

This afternoonUp to 50°10° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 36°2° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 44°7° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 48°9° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 4 AM · Rain all night (90%)
Tuesday morningUp to 43°6° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (80%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	58%	2
Sun 3p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	66%	1
Sun 4p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	65%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	65%	0
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	55%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	73%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	76%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	75%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	76%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	74%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	68%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	75%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	76%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 45°7°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	78%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	80%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	76%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	83%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	84%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	72%	84%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	84%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	84%	1
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	68%	69%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 56°13°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	90%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	65%	87%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	77%	3
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	61%	2
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 57°14°)	49°9°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	68%	1
Mon 6p	Rain	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	50°10°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	64%	69%	1
Mon 7p	Rain	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	74%	70%	0
Mon 8p	Rain	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	77%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	95%	0
Mon 10p	Rain	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	99%	0
Mon 11p	Rain	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	82%	100%	0
Tue 12a	Rain	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	70%, 0.12 in3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	87%	100%	0
Tue 1a	Rain	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 44°7°)	41°5°	60%, 0.12 in3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	85%	100%	0
Tue 2a	Rain	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	39°4°	70%, 0.12 in3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	100%	0
Tue 3a	Rain	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	37°3°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	100%	0
Tue 4a	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	35°2°	70%, 0.12 in3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	91%	99%	0
Tue 5a	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	35°2°	80%, 0.12 in3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	90%	99%	0
Tue 6a	Snow	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	34°1°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	89%	99%	0
Tue 7a	Snow	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	33°1°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	91%	96%	0
Tue 8a	Partly sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	33°1°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	90%	86%	0
Tue 9a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	35°2°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	88%	89%	0
Tue 10a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	38°3°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	89%	91%	0
Tue 11a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	91%	95%	1
Tue 12p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	39°4°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	93%	97%	2
Tue 1p	Rain	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	39°4°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	96%	85%	1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 52°11°, low 34°1°. Typical 50°10° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Low, likely
34°1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Rain. High 51°11°, low 37°3°. Typical 50°10° / 36°2°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 5% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 44°7°
  70% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 39°4°
  90% chance · 0.72 in18 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. North northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 37. South southwest wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Low, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 46°8°, low 36°2°. Typical 49°9° / 35°2°. Snow 0.34 in8.6 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 38°3°
  80% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 47°8°
  90% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  80% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 46. South southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
36°2°–43°6°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 48°9°, low 33°1°. Typical 49°9° / 35°2°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 40°5°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  60% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  60% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
Night: Rain likely before midnight, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Low, likely
33°1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 46°8°, low 30°−1°. Typical 48°9° / 35°2°. Snow 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 39°4°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 42°5°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 36°2°
  20% chance
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: A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Low, likely
30°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 35°2°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 44°7°, low 30°−1°. Typical 48°9° / 35°2°. Snow 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Low, likely
30°−1°–37°3°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 35°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly cloudy. High 47°8°, low 31°−1°. Typical 48°9° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Low, likely
31°−1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 34°1°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 43°6°, low 36°2°. Typical 47°8° / 34°1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  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
38°3°–48°9°
Low, likely
28°−2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 34°1°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 43°6°, low 36°2°. Typical 47°8° / 34°1°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 40°5°
  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
41°5°–44°7°
Low, likely
28°−2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 34°1°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
Tuesday, Nov 3. Drizzle. High 45°7°, low 38°3°. Typical 46°8° / 34°1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Low, likely
37°3°–40°4°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 34°1°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 52°, low 34°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 51°, low 37°.
Tuesday
90% chance of snow, high 46°, low 36°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 43–48°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MSO) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Swan River near Bigfork

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 450 cfs

Forecast peak 2.4 ft Wed 12 AM

Reading from Sun 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Flathead River near Polson

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.5 ft
Flow: 7,300 cfs

Forecast peak 5.5 ft Sun 6 PM

Reading from Sun 11:50 AM · NWS gauge page

Stillwater River at Lawrence Park at Kalispell

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 81 cfs

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Wed 12 PM

Reading from Sun 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Flathead Lake at Polson

15 mi

Level: 2892 ft

Reading from Sun 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 73% less heating than a typical week.

This week 44Typical 161

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 38
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 12 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 27°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Bigfork 13 S · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1938–2026

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—MonOct 19
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—SunOct 25

Rollins weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 19 min; Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 56 min less
Golden hour: 5:45–6:49 PM; Morning 7:51–8:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:49–7:01 PM; Morning 7:39–7:51 AM; first light 7:39 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Full moon

100% lit · growing

Today: sets 7:43 AM · rises 5:53 PM
Full moon: Today, 10:12 PM
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Rollins. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,400 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Rollins, MT weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Swan River near Bigfork

Flathead River near Polson

Stillwater River at Lawrence Park at Kalispell

Flathead Lake at Polson

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon