Is this weather normal in Flathead County?

Montana · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Flathead County. The last 12 months brought 45.6 inches of rain and snow there, 127% of the usual 35.9.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 42°, lows near 27°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Flathead County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.1°OctNov: +4.5°NovDec: +7.2°DecJan 2026: +3.4°JanFeb: +5.9°FebMar: +3.3°MarApr: +0.9°AprMay: +2.8°MayJun: -0.6°JunJul: +3.5°JulAug: +1.0°AugSep: -0.3°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +0.6 inOctNov: +1.3 inNovDec: +4.8 inDecJan 2026: -2.0 inJanFeb: -1.0 inFebMar: +2.3 inMarApr: +0.5 inAprMay: +1.3 inMayJun: +1.0 inJunJul: -1.1 inJulAug: -0.2 inAugSep: +2.3 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Flathead County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January30° / 17°4.1 in30.7° 1953-2.5° 1916
February33° / 17°3.1 in32.5° 2016-0.6° 1936
March41° / 22°3.3 in37.6° 199220.3° 1955
April49° / 28°2.9 in45.2° 201631.1° 1935
May59° / 36°3.0 in55.2° 189741.3° 1916
June65° / 42°3.8 in60.3° 201546.5° 1901
July76° / 47°1.4 in68.4° 200752.6° 1993
August75° / 46°1.3 in64.8° 202253.2° 1899
September64° / 39°2.0 in58.7° 202541.2° 1926
October49° / 31°3.1 in45.9° 201531.3° 1919
November36° / 23°4.0 in37.0° 201612.9° 1985
December29° / 17°3.9 in30.4° 19257.9° 1983

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Flathead County

Crime Radar: Kalispell, Whitefish, Columbia Falls

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