Columbia Falls, Montana

Local Time: 6:05 PM MST on November 21, 2009 (GMT -07) — Set My Timezone	Lat/Lon: 48.4° N 114.2° W (Google Map)

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Kalispell, Montana (Airport)

Updated: 5:55 PM MST on November 21, 2009

35 °F

Overcast

Windchill:	26 °F
Humidity:	46%
Dew Point:	16 °F
Wind:	13 mph from the SSW
Pressure:	29.99 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Overcast 5000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	2972 ft

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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Kalispell	35 °F	Overcast	5:55 PM MST
	Browning	This station is not reporting.
	Cut Bank	30 °F	Clear	5:56 PM MST

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Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

35 °F

22 °F

Record

62 °F (1917)

-17 °F (1977)

Yesterday

43 °F

22 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 32

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Miles City	55°F
Sidney-Richland	55°F
Malmstrom AFB	54°F
Wolf Point	53°F
Glendive	53°F

State Lows:
Butte	22°F
Dillon	26°F
Wolf Point	28°F
Drummond	28°F
Kalispell	29°F

Astronomy

November 21, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:53 AM MST

4:51 PM MST

Civil Twilight

7:18 AM MST

5:26 PM MST

Nautical Twilight

6:40 AM MST

6:04 PM MST

Astronomical Twilight

6:03 AM MST

6:41 PM MST

Moon

12:05 PM MST (11/21)

9:08 PM MST (11/21)

Length Of Visible Light:

10h 07m

Length of Day

8h 57m

Tomorrow will be 2m 21s shorter.

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Waxing Crescent, 24% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Columbia Falls, MT

35 °F

Overcast

at 5:55 PM MST

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
40° F \| 25° F	36° F \| 25° F	38° F \| 25° F	40° F \| 20° F	38° F \| 22° F
Chance of Snow 40% chance of precipitation	Snow Showers 70% chance of precipitation	Chance of Snow 40% chance of precipitation	Chance of Snow 30% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Cooler than today.

Forecast for Flathead/Mission Valleys

Updated: 2:24 PM MST on November 21, 2009

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Tonight

Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Southwest winds to 15 mph in the evening.

Sunday

Snow showers likely in the morning...then chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s.

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Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.

Monday

Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s.

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Monday Night

Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain and snow showers. Highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s.

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Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain and snow showers. Lows in the 20s.

Wednesday through Thanksgiving Day

Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Lows in the 20s to lower 30s.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain and snow showers. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.

Friday

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain and snow showers. Highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain and snow showers. Highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s.

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Scientific Forecaster Discussion (NWS)

Forecast Temperature & Probability of Precipitation

Place:	Today:		Tonight:		Sunday:		Monday:		Monday:		Tuesday:
Kalispell	24°F	10%	38°F	70%	26°F	30%	39°F	30%	26°F	30%	42°F	30%
Polson	28°F	10%	39°F	60%	30°F	30%	40°F	30%	28°F	30%	42°F	30%

= Probability of Precipitation

Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Colts vs. Ravens	1:00 PM EST on November 22, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 54 °F
Redskins vs. Cowboys	12:00 PM CST on November 22, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 63 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Penguins vs. Bison	1:07 PM CST on November 21, 2009	Clear, 47 °F
Wildcats vs. Rattlers	2:30 PM EST on November 21, 2009	Chance of Rain, 79 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Vitesse vs. FC Twente	8:45 PM CET on November 21, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 57° F/ 14° C
Parma vs. Fiorentina	8:45 PM CET on November 21, 2009	Clear, High 64° F/ 18° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Ford 400	3:30 PM EST on November 22, 2009	Chance of Rain, 81 °F
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Pressure

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Elevation

Updated

Type

RAWS HUNGRY HORSE MT, Hungry Horse, MT

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

36 °F

17 °F

45%

SE at 3 mph

0.00 in / hr

36 °F

3123 ft

5:11 PM MST

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Teakettle Mt., Columbia Falls, MT

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32.4 °F

18 °F

56%

SSE at 2.0 mph

30.01 in

0.00 in / hr

32 °F

3715 ft

6:01 PM MST

Normal

Glacier Hills West, Martin City, MT

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33.4 °F

12 °F

40%

West at 4.9 mph

29.88 in

0.00 in / hr

29 °F

3450 ft

6:05 PM MST

Rapid Fire

640 Capistrano NW, Kalispell, MT

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34.9 °F

18 °F

50%

SSW at 6.0 mph

30.00 in

0.00 in / hr

30 °F

2945 ft

6:05 PM MST

Rapid Fire

APRSWXNET Kalispell MT , Kalispell, MT

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35 °F

17 °F

48%

NE at 2 mph

29.95 in

0.00 in / hr

35 °F

2942 ft

5:50 PM MST

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HADS HUNGRY HORSE WEATHER STN NR HUNG MT, Martin City, MT

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36 °F

North at mph

0.01 in / hr

36 °F

3160 ft

5:30 PM MST

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Blankenship, Columbia Falls, MT

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33.4 °F

19 °F

55%

West at 0.0 mph

29.74 in

0.00 in / hr

33 °F

3218 ft

6:05 PM MST

Normal

MesoWest Flathead River MT 35 MP49 , Kalispell, MT

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36 °F

17 °F

45%

WSW at 11 mph

0.00 in / hr

28 °F

2851 ft

5:18 PM MST

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MesoWest EMERY CREEK , West Glacier, MT

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32 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

32 °F

4350 ft

4:00 PM MST

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HADS WEST GLACIER PARK 1N MT, West Glacier, MT

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35 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

35 °F

3153 ft

4:45 PM MST

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RAWS WEST GLACIER MT, West Glacier, MT

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35 °F

18 °F

49%

SW at 7 mph

0.00 in / hr

29 °F

3200 ft

5:12 PM MST

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Ranch west of Kalispell at 3317', Kalispell, MT

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30.5 °F

16 °F

55%

SSW at 6.7 mph

30.01 in

0.00 in / hr

24 °F

3317 ft

6:05 PM MST

Rapid Fire

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MesoWest NOISY BASIN , Somers, MT

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

25 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

25 °F

6040 ft

4:00 PM MST

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APRSWXNET Kalispell MT , Kalispell, MT

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31 °F

16 °F

54%

SSW at 7 mph

29.89 in

0.00 in / hr

24 °F

3293 ft

5:51 PM MST

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Smith Valley Fire Dept, Kalispell, MT

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32.9 °F

16 °F

50%

South at 8.0 mph

29.92 in

0.00 in / hr

26 °F

3152 ft

6:05 PM MST

Rapid Fire

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Josh's Station, Kalispell, Mt

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31.7 °F

16 °F

51%

South at 10.0 mph

30.03 in

0.00 in / hr

23 °F

3276 ft

6:05 PM MST

Rapid Fire

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RAWS STILLWATER MT, Olney, MT

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35 °F

18 °F

50%

SW at 5 mph

0.00 in / hr

31 °F

3116 ft

5:00 PM MST

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APRSWXNET Kila MT , Kila, MT

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

29 °F

15 °F

55%

East at 0 mph

29.81 in

0.00 in / hr

29 °F

3966 ft

5:54 PM MST

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 12:15 PM MST on November 21, 2009 ... Snowfall totals Friday evening through Saturday morning... Storm total snow accumulations for the past 24 hours for western Montana and north central Idaho are listed below. Location elevation snowfall comments (feet) (inches) (time of observation) ... Idz005 - northern Clearwater Mountains... Cool creek 6279 7.0 1000 am Crater Meadows 5960 9.0 1000 am Hemlock Butte 5810 6.0 1000 am Elk Butte 5420 3.0 1000 am Shanghai Summit 4600 4.0 1000 am Headquarters 3165 4.0 1030 am Pierce 3085 3.5 1100 am Elk River 2918 2.5 1000 am ... Idz006 - southern Clearwater Mountains... Mountain Meadows 6299 3.0 1000 am Elk City 4058 2.0 0700 am ... Idz010 - eastern Lemhi County... Schwartz Lake 8540 2.5 1000 am moonshine 7500 3.0 1000 am ... Mtz001 - Kootenai/Cabinet region... Hawkins Lake 6450 3.0 1000 am Banfield Mountain 5600 2.0 1000 am Poorman creek 5098 5.0 1000 am Garver creek 4249 4.0 1000 am ... Mtz002 - West Glacier region... Badger Pass 6900 3.0 1000 am Pike Creek 5928 4.0 1000 am bisson creek 4920 2.0 1000 am Emery creek 4350 3.0 1000 am Grave Creek 4301 2.0 1000 am ... Mtz004 - Lower Clark Fork region... Sleeping woman 6152 2.0 1000 am Hoodoo Basin 6050 3.0 1000 am lookout 5121 4.0 1000 am ... Mtz006 - Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains... Saddle Mountain 7900 2.0 1000 am skalkaho Summit 7251 3.0 1000 am Black Pine 7100 2.0 1000 am Twin Lakes 6401 3.0 1000 am daly creek 5781 4.0 1000 am Nez Perce Camp 5640 2.0 1000 am Twelvemile creek 5600 4.0 1000 am combination 5600 3.0 1000 am Lolo Pass 5239 7.0 1000 am Lolo Hot Springs 4055 2.5 1000 am ... Mtz007 - Butte/Blackfoot region... Warm Springs 7798 5.0 1000 am Peterson Meadows 7200 5.0 1000 am Ovando 4109 2.5 1000 am ... Mtz043 - Potomac/Seeley Lake region... Kraft creek 4751 2.0 1000 am