Forecast confidence: Medium· models disagree by 6°F
Kalispell weather
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Cloudy,much the same tomorrow
NWS, the American and the European model put Kalispell's high today between 49° and 55°, a 6° split. Tomorrow: cloudy, around 54°, with a 2% chance of rain, and the models disagree, so treat it as uncertain.
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Kalispell hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three models
Rain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by side
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Kalispell 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they split
Today
Cloudy
52°32°
±6°
Tomorrow
Cloudy
54°31°
±10°
Mon
Partly cloudy
49°30°
models agree
Tue
Cloudy
49°34°
±4°
Wed
Light snow
48°33°
±6°
Thu
Light drizzle
46°30°
±7°
Fri
Light snow
46°28°
models agree
Sat
Light snow
46°26°
±4°
Sun
Partly cloudy
45°28°
models agree
Mon
Cloudy
47°29°
±8°
Tue
Cloudy
48°30°
models agree
Wed
Cloudy
49°32°
±5°
Thu
Cloudy
49°35°
models agree
Kalispell is a small town of about 22,000 people in Montana (MT), sitting at 48.2°N in a temperate climate zone. NWS, American, European each forecast Kalispell with their own physics, so we line all three up and flag where they disagree. Nearby towns include Evergreen, Columbia Falls, Whitefish.
30 years of daily data, 1995-2024, shown as change
+1.4°F
Around Kalispell, the difference between 1995-2004 and 2015-2024 is +1.4°F, within the normal swing from year to year.
1995each stripe is one year2024
cooler than averagearound averagewarmer than average
Days above 86°F
5 more days a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Frost nights
11 fewer nights a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004, below 32°F. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Average wind
+2%
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Bars: each year against the area's 30-year average. Dashed lines: the average of the first and the last ten years.
See the numbers year by year
Year
Temp vs average
Days >86°F vs avg
Frost nights vs avg
Wind vs avg
1995
−0.6°F
−14
+6
+1%
1996
−3.1°F
−7
+16
+1%
1997
−1.5°F
−13
+3
−4%
1998
+1.7°F
+10
−12
−4%
1999
−0.1°F
−7
+5
+6%
2000
−1.3°F
−3
+10
−4%
2001
+0.3°F
+2
+2
+1%
2002
−1.0°F
−5
+18
+1%
2003
+1.7°F
+23
−2
+1%
2004
+0.6°F
+0
−7
−4%
2005
+0.1°F
−2
−7
+1%
2006
+1.0°F
+2
−5
+1%
2007
+0.6°F
+6
+0
+1%
2008
−2.2°F
−6
+14
+1%
2009
−2.2°F
−5
+20
−4%
2010
−1.5°F
−14
+4
−4%
2011
−1.9°F
−8
+6
+1%
2012
+0.5°F
−2
+2
+6%
2013
−0.6°F
+1
+8
−4%
2014
−0.8°F
−8
−14
+1%
2015
+2.8°F
+6
−24
−4%
2016
+1.2°F
−7
−34
+1%
2017
−0.3°F
+8
+4
+1%
2018
−0.1°F
−6
−5
+1%
2019
−1.5°F
−4
+13
+1%
2020
+0.8°F
−1
+3
+11%
2021
+2.1°F
+19
−6
+6%
2022
+0.1°F
+9
+1
+1%
2023
+2.4°F
+5
−10
−4%
2024
+2.6°F
+14
−11
+1%
Source: NASA POWER daily data from the MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1995-2024. Each value describes a grid square of about 50 km around Kalispell, not a weather station, and a square that takes in sea or a large lake runs milder than the city itself. That is why this section shows change against the square's own 30-year average rather than counts you could compare with a local station. Rain and snow are left out because their long-term record in this dataset is not consistent over time. "Within the normal year-to-year swing" means the change is smaller than the usual differences between single years.
Which forecast is most accurate in the US?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
Provider
CheckWeather-score
Temp
Wind
Rain
Run by
European ★ Best
93
/100rank #1
91±0.9°F
97±1.1 mph
9396% hit
ECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsReading, United Kingdom
American
82
/100rank #2
83±1.7°F
94±2.0 mph
7184% hit
NOAA / NCEP (United States)College Park, Maryland, USA
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Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separately
Day
Temperature
Rain
Today
±6°49° to 55°
models agree2% to 2% chance
Tomorrow
±10°49° to 59°
±2%0% to 2% chance
Mon
±2°48° to 50°
±1%17% to 18% chance
Tue
±4°47° to 51°
±15%28% to 43% chance
Wed
±6°44° to 50°
±10%35% to 45% chance
The models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.
Sunrise and sunset in Kalispell
today, local time
Sunrise
08:10
Sunset
18:31
Daylight
10h 21m
Common questions
What's the weather in Kalispell today?
Saturday, October 24: NWS, the American and the European model put Kalispell's high today between 49° and 55°, a 6° split. Tomorrow: cloudy, around 54°, with a 2% chance of rain, and the models disagree, so treat it as uncertain. The forecast on this page refreshes live.
Will it rain in Kalispell today or tomorrow?
Rain looks unlikely in Kalispell on Sunday, October 25: no model gives more than 2% (NWS 0%, American 0%, European 2%). On Saturday, October 24 the highest chance of rain from any model is 2%. The hourly strip and the model-by-model rain panel above update live.
Which forecast is most accurate for Kalispell?
No single model is always right. NWS, American, European each run their own physics, so we line all three up: when they agree the Kalispell forecast is reliable, and when they split you should expect surprises. See our tested US accuracy scoreboard for how the models compare.
Is Kalispell getting warmer?
Not clearly. In NASA's reanalysis for the area around Kalispell, the difference between 1995-2004 and 2015-2024 is 1.4°F, within the normal swing from year to year.