Storm Station
Columbia Falls, Montana
37°
Clear· Feels like 37°·Light air 3 mph WSW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northeast wind around 1 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
63%Humidity
9%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Columbia Falls, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Blue Moon US-2 MP 133.9MTBMN

Beside a road/2.2 mi away/3,009 ft/67 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank592of 702

KalispellGPI

At an airfield/5.6 mi away/2,979 ft/97 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank11of 702

Hungry Horse RAWSHNYM8

A remote fire weather station/6.3 mi away/3,123 ft/47 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank116of 702

measured daily2 instruments

Columbia Falls 1.9 SSWMT-FH-39

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/3,036 ft/40 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Kalispell 9 NNEKSPM8

At a cooperative observer's station/5.0 mi away/2,963 ft/113 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Kalispell, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.6 mi from Columbia Falls. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Kalispell, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GPIFIG. A THE SKY OVER KALISPELLSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEKalispell, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GPITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GPI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

31.0 F with a dew point of 30.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Kalispell: temperature 31.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GPIFIG. B THE AIR AT KALISPELLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.8 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 31.0 F, 30.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEKalispell, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GPITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GPI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Kalispell, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GPIFIG. C THE WIND AT KALISPELLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKalispell, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GPITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GPI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Kalispell, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Montana

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Near Columbia Falls

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.