Columbia Falls, MT Weather Forecast
Flathead County, Montana
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Columbia Falls, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Columbia Falls, MT at a glance
Columbia Falls is home to about 5,723 people in Flathead County, across 2.3 square miles. It ranks 17th by population of 29 places in Montana with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Whitefish, 9 miles away.
- County
- Flathead County
- Population
- 5,723 2023 est.
- Land area
- 2.3 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 2,509
- Forecast point
- 48.3715°N, 114.1918°W
How well can the network see Columbia Falls?
The nearest Doppler radar is KMSX (Missoula, MT), to the S. Its lowest scan passes about 8,500 ft above Columbia Falls. At that range the beam overshoots the base of a storm. If a warning for Columbia Falls looks unsupported on radar, trust the warning.
The closest weather station is KGPI (Kalispell/Glacier Park Intl). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Columbia Falls
- Whitefish, MT9 mi
- Kalispell, MT12 mi
- Polson, MT47 mi
- Libby, MT63 mi
- Cut Bank, MT87 mi
- Bonners Ferry, ID100 mi
- Missoula, MT104 mi
- Sandpoint, ID109 mi
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