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Recreation Forecast for Flathead Lake
National Weather Service Missoula MT
606 AM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

Note: The experimental wave height forecasts are representative of
the mid lake waters and downwind shores. Wave heights may be
significantly less on upwind shores.

.Today...Breezy, rain. Highs in the lower 40s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph shifting to the northeast in
the afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent. Waves around 1 foot...
locally up to 2 feet.
.Tonight...Windy. Rain and snow in the evening, then snow after
midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in the lower 30s.
Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph after
midnight. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Waves around
1 foot...locally up to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet...locally
up to 5 feet after midnight.
.Columbus Day...Very windy. Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in
the morning. Snow likely in the morning, then a chance of snow
and rain in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs
around 40 . Northeast winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to around
60 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Waves 3 to 5 feet...locally up to
6 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of
snow and rain in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight
chance of snow after midnight. Lows around 30 . Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation
20 percent. Waves 1 to 3 feet...locally up to 4 feet subsiding to
around 1 foot...locally up to 2 feet early in the morning.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain and snow in
the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s.
Northeast winds around 15 mph in the morning becoming light.
Waves around 1 foot...locally up to 2 feet.