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Spring Weather Hazards Across the U.S. Thursday

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south Texas Thursday. Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest Thursday. A storm tracking across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and into the Northeast U.S. will bring heavy snow and gusty winds Thursday into Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Kalispell, Glacier Park International Airport (KGPI)

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

Rain

45°F

7°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed SW 13 MPH
Barometer 29.56 in (1001.02 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 12 Mar 05:20 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Whitefish MT

High Wind Warning March 12, 05:33am until March 12, 06:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning March 12, 05:33am until March 12, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Thu

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain and snow likely before 7am, then snow. High near 41. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 41 °F

    Breezy.
    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 28 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow. High near 39. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 39 °F

    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow. High near 35. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Thursday
Rain and snow likely before 7am, then snow. High near 41. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow. High near 39. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday
Snow. High near 35. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Monday
Snow likely before 9am, then rain and snow likely between 9am and 3pm, then a chance of rain after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 43.
Monday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Whitefish MT
 48.4°N 114.35°W (Elev. 3058 ft)
Last Update:
2:01 am MDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am MDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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