Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT

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Recreation Forecast for Flathead Lake
National Weather Service Missoula MT
505 AM MST Thu Nov 27 2025

Note: The experimental wave height forecasts are representative of
the mid lake waters and downwind shores. Wave heights may be
significantly less on upwind shores.

.Today...Cloudy. A chance of rain until late afternoon. A slight
chance of snow in the late morning and early afternoon, then rain
late in the afternoon. No snow accumulation. Highs around 40 .
Variable winds up to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Waves less than 1 foot.
.Tonight...Rain in the evening, then rain and snow after
midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in the upper 20s.
Variable winds up to 10 mph becoming east around 15 mph after
midnight. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Waves around
1 foot...locally up to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Snow and a slight chance of rain in the
morning, then snow likely in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow
through the day. Snow accumulation of 2 to 3 inches. Highs in the
lower 30s. North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Waves 1 to 2 feet...
locally up to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Colder. Partly cloudy. Lows near 15. Variable
winds up to 10 mph. Waves 1 to 2 feet...locally up to 3 feet
subsiding to around 1 foot...locally up to 2 feet in the late
evening and overnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Variable winds up
to 10 mph. Waves around 1 foot...locally up to 2 feet.