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FLATHEAD RIVER

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Flathead River near Polson MT

MONTANA47.6803°N, -114.2467°W Updated 20 hr ago

FLOW RATE

42,982cfs

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

17mph WSW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

42,982cfs 65.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 38,161–51,629 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

46,339cfs

PERIOD LOW

36,765cfs

RUNNABLE

88%

last 7 day in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

74°

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

68°

mild

68°

64°

60°

58°

56°

55°

54°

53°

52°

56°

59°

60°

61°

62°

63°

64°

63°

62°

60°

57°

54°

53°

50°

48°

47°

46°

45°

47°

49°

52°

53°

55°

57°

58°

59°

58°

57°

52°

48°

47°

46°

44°

43°

42°

41°

43°

45°

48°

51°

55°

59°

62°

65°

67°

68°

67°

66°

61°

57°

54°

53°

51°

50°

52°

51°

52°

59°

60°

59°

58°

56°

52°

49°

47°

46°

45°

44°

45°

46°

47°

48°

49°

50°

51°

53°

54°

55°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

13mph W

G 19 mph

G19

G17

G13

SSW

WNW

SSW

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

PRECIP

chance %

14%

12%

14%

13%

20%

61%

22%

23%

49%

44%

24%

34%

48%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

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

916

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:40 AM

SUNSET

09:30 PM

15H 50M OF DAYLIGHT1H 3M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

71% illuminated

Station Location

47.6803, -114.2467

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 20:27 UTC

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