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Flathead River
USGS · 12369000
FLATHEAD RIVER
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Flathead River near Bigfork MT

FLATHEAD COUNTY, MT48.0923°N, -114.1154°W
AIR TEMP
62°F
WIND
14mph S
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

13.8in

≈ normal

13.84 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 13.85 in).

YTD Total

13.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

13.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

10.8–16.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

0%

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: 1.00" (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-Meteo03:45 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
72°
46°
SAT
62°
49°
SUN
57°
44°
MON
64°
39°
TUE
58°
46°
WED
54°
46°
THU
59°
45°
TIME
FRI
6
NOW
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SAT
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MON
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TUE
12
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WED
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TEMP
hourly forecast
70°
mild
70°
69°
65°
60°
56°
54°
53°
52°
52°
52°
50°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
13mph SW
G 18 mph
13
G18
SW
11
G16
W
8
G17
W
5
G16
WSW
5
G9
SSW
4
G8
SSE
5
G8
E
7
G9
E
7
E
5
SE
5
SSE
6
G7
SSE
4
G5
S
2
G7
NE
5
G12
NNW
5
G8
NW
5
G6
SSW
6
G9
SSW
6
G11
SSW
12
G15
S
6
G11
SW
8
G13
WNW
12
G17
W
14
G18
W
14
G18
W
14
G20
W
12
G18
W
7
G16
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5
G14
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5
G15
WSW
5
G17
W
6
G17
WNW
1
G10
NE
2
G10
E
4
G9
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6
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6
SSE
7
SSW
7
S
7
S
7
G10
S
8
G14
SSW
12
G15
SSW
13
G16
SW
16
WSW
22
W
18
G22
W
16
G21
W
15
G21
W
11
G21
WSW
10
G15
WSW
6
G7
SW
4
G5
SSW
4
G6
S
4
G7
SE
5
G7
SSE
5
G7
SSE
5
SE
4
G5
SSE
3
SE
1
G5
SE
1
G5
SSE
4
G8
S
8
G13
S
10
G16
S
13
G19
S
12
G20
S
9
G18
SSW
6
G18
WSW
6
G17
W
6
G15
NW
6
G13
NW
7
G12
N
5
G9
NNE
2
G7
ENE
1
G2
NNE
1
G3
ENE
4
S
4
S
4
SSW
1
G4
ESE
2
G3
ENE
1
E
1
G2
S
2
G5
S
4
S
5
SSE
7
S
7
S
9
S
3
G7
S
3
G9
NNE
5
G10
N
4
G9
N
4
G7
NNE
3
G8
NW
3
G10
WSW
4
G9
SW
4
G7
SSW
4
G11
S
4
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2
G4
SSE
2
G5
SW
1
G5
SW
1
G5
NNW
1
G5
ESE
1
G6
ESE
1
G7
SSE
2
G8
S
3
G8
S
PRECIP
chance %
1%
1%
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0%
1%
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3%
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6%
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12%
5%
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12%
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3%
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2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
18%
18%
18%
18%
18%
18%
63%
63%
63%
63%
63%
63%
45%
45%
45%
45%
45%
45%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
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0%
3%
3%
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3%
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20%
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23%
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50%
50%
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50%
50%
52%
52%
52%
52%
52%
52%
34%
34%
34%
34%
34%
34%
46%
46%
46%
46%
CLOUDS
cover %
36%
few
36%
88%
100%
100%
100%
100%
78%
92%
79%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
24%
6%
10%
1%
0%
36%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
45%
84%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
92%
100%
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100%
43%
100%
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100%
100%
39%
6%
6%
0%
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100%
100%
18%
99%
100%
100%
97%
100%
83%
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100%
100%
48%
22%
61%
71%
100%
15%
19%
8%
13%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
910
910907907910911912908907908908906906904904904905904907910
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:38 AM
SUNSET
09:31 PM
15H 53M OF DAYLIGHT3H 42M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated

Station Location

48.0923, -114.1154
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 17:49 UTC
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