Risks of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Central U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns in Alaska and Southwest

An expansive storm system will bring widespread storms with a threat for flash flooding and severe weather to much of the central to eastern U.S. into early this week. Critical fire weather conditions are expected across interior Alaska this weekend. Elevated fire conditions also expected in the Southwest U.S.. Conditions will remain uncomfortably hot across the southern Plains and the Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Kalispell, Glacier Park International Airport (KGPI)

Lat: 48.30417°NLon: 114.26361°WElev: 2972.0ft.

Clear

64°F

18°C

Humidity 45%
Wind Speed WNW 3 MPH
Barometer 29.78 in (1008.47 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Jun 10:00 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Columbia Falls MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of rain, mainly between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of rain between 11pm and midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northeast after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 47 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A chance of rain, mainly between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of rain between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Friday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Saturday
Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Columbia Falls MT
 48.37°N 114.22°W (Elev. 3035 ft)
2:01 pm MDT Jun 20, 2026
10pm MDT Jun 20, 2026-6pm MDT Jun 27, 2026
 
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