Waterlands
Flathead River
USGS · 12369000
FLATHEAD RIVER
USGS · 12369000LIVE

Flathead River near Bigfork MT

FLATHEAD COUNTY, MT48.0923°N, -114.1154°W
AIR TEMP
63°F
WIND
5mph N
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

14.8in

≈ normal

14.79 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 16.06 in).

YTD Total

14.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

16.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

11.8–20.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-8%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.56" · normal 3.19" (1.9–4.7)
Jan
Feb: 1.67" · normal 2.22" (1.1–3.1)
Feb
Mar: 2.39" · normal 2.59" (1.3–3.8)
Mar
Apr: 3.61" · normal 2.61" (1.5–4.1)
Apr
May: 3.61" · normal 2.68" (1.6–3.7)
May
Jun: 1.94" (so far)· normal 3.34" (1.6–5.0)
Jun
Jul: normal 0.85" (0.1–1.8)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.17" (0.3–1.8)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.12" (0.8–3.5)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.03" (1.2–4.8)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.40" (2.0–5.0)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.23" (1.8–4.4)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:22 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
79°
47°
WED
84°
56°
THU
75°
54°
FRI
64°
52°
SAT
68°
50°
SUN
53°
42°
MON
50°
42°
TIME
TUE
4
NOW
5
pm
6
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7
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8
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9
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WED
12
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THU
12
am
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FRI
12
am
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am
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8
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9
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SAT
12
am
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9
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SUN
12
am
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8
am
TEMP
hourly forecast
78°
mild
78°
79°
79°
79°
78°
73°
68°
68°
65°
63°
61°
61°
59°
56°
57°
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66°
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68°
68°
65°
63°
59°
56°
54°
55°
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59°
62°
67°
71°
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75°
65°
55°
60°
68°
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68°
63°
58°
56°
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54°
54°
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56°
59°
60°
58°
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64°
62°
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57°
55°
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49°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
5mph W
5
W
4
G5
WNW
2
G5
NW
2
G5
NNE
5
G7
ENE
6
G17
ENE
8
G22
E
12
G26
ESE
2
G20
ESE
3
G22
NE
5
G17
NNE
6
G8
NE
7
G9
NNE
5
G9
N
5
G10
N
4
G7
N
4
G14
NE
9
G14
SE
10
G13
SE
7
G9
SSE
4
G6
SSW
5
G6
SW
6
G7
WSW
6
G7
WSW
5
G6
W
3
G5
ENE
2
G4
E
4
G7
NE
9
G14
ESE
10
G24
ESE
15
G32
ESE
16
G28
ESE
7
G22
ESE
10
G18
ESE
5
G8
NE
7
G8
NNE
4
G7
W
4
G5
S
4
G5
NE
2
G3
SSE
3
N
2
E
2
NNW
2
G4
NW
3
G4
SSW
3
SSE
5
ENE
18
G19
SSW
7
G11
ESE
7
G11
ENE
4
E
4
ENE
3
G4
NNE
3
NNE
2
G3
NNE
2
G3
ENE
2
G4
E
2
G4
ESE
2
G4
ESE
2
G4
ESE
2
G4
E
3
G4
SE
5
G9
SE
2
G9
S
1
G4
N
6
NNW
6
N
4
NE
2
G11
SE
7
G15
SW
2
G5
WSW
1
G7
ENE
3
G12
SSE
5
G11
S
4
G8
SSW
2
G3
E
3
G7
SSE
2
ESE
3
ESE
2
G3
SSE
2
G4
SW
2
G4
SSW
4
G7
S
7
G8
SSE
9
S
7
SSE
6
SSE
4
SSE
4
S
3
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
4
S
6
SSW
6
SSW
5
G6
SSW
8
S
9
SSW
7
SW
10
SW
8
G13
S
10
G13
SSE
9
G12
SSE
6
G7
SSE
6
G7
S
5
S
3
S
3
S
2
G3
SSW
3
G4
SW
3
G5
SW
3
G5
SW
3
G5
SW
PRECIP
chance %
0%
0%
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0%
0%
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0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
1%
1%
3%
4%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
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1%
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1%
1%
0%
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0%
9%
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9%
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6%
6%
6%
6%
6%
36%
36%
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36%
36%
36%
6%
6%
6%
6%
6%
6%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
14%
14%
14%
14%
14%
14%
57%
57%
57%
57%
57%
57%
59%
59%
59%
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59%
59%
57%
57%
57%
57%
57%
57%
64%
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64%
64%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
41%
41%
41%
41%
41%
41%
36%
36%
36%
36%
36%
36%
58%
58%
CLOUDS
cover %
67%
mostly
67%
60%
100%
89%
68%
42%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
35%
0%
0%
0%
44%
51%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
82%
70%
55%
99%
84%
100%
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100%
100%
100%
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100%
100%
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100%
100%
95%
97%
100%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
6%
13%
14%
74%
100%
56%
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100%
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100%
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65%
100%
93%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
87%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
86%
100%
100%
55%
100%
19%
19%
16%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
923
923920918920917913910909906905904905905903904905905906905
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:37 AM
SUNSET
09:40 PM
16H 3M OF DAYLIGHT5H 41M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
61% illuminated

Station Location

48.0923, -114.1154
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 15:59 UTC
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