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FLATHEAD RIVER

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Flathead River near Polson MT

LAKE COUNTY, MT47.6803°N, -114.2467°W Updated 21 hr ago

FLOW RATE

42,976cfs

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

21mph WSW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

42,976cfs 9.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 10,333–13,981 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

46,339cfs

PERIOD LOW

3,862cfs

RUNNABLE

24%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

75°

45°

SAT

64°

52°

SUN

59°

45°

MON

68°

41°

TUE

60°

47°

WED

56°

44°

THU

59°

47°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

59°

mild

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57°

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55°

53°

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57°

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55°

59°

62°

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67°

68°

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61°

57°

54°

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59°

60°

59°

58°

56°

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49°

47°

46°

45°

44°

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46°

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51°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph SW

G 14 mph

G14

SSW

SSE

WSW

SSW

G12

G13

WSW

G13

WSW

G15

WSW

G17

WSW

G19

G20

G21

G20

G17

WNW

G18

WNW

G15

WNW

G15

WNW

G15

WNW

G13

WSW

G13

WSW

G15

G10

SSW

G12

SSW

G17

G16

SSW

G15

G11

WSW

G12

G17

G19

G21

G23

WSW

G26

WSW

G27

WSW

G24

WSW

G20

WSW

G15

WSW

SSW

G10

SSW

G13

SSW

G22

SSW

G23

G20

G19

G17

WSW

G12

WSW

SSW

WNW

SSW

G12

G11

NNE

ENE

G10

G13

G12

G10

NNW

NNE

SSW

G10

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

11%

14%

23%

53%

25%

19%

52%

49%

32%

51%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

32%

100%

33%

12%

100%

99%

100%

98%

100%

12%

100%

95%

100%

92%

100%

88%

50%

77%

90%

100%

85%

79%

100%

93%

97%

100%

39%

92%

100%

73%

23%

13%

20%

45%

100%

96%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

914

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Strong

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:40 AM

SUNSET

09:30 PM

15H 50M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

70% illuminated

Station Location

47.6803, -114.2467

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 21:32 UTC

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