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Flathead Lake today

Flathead Lake right now: there's a light air from the south at 4 km/h2 mph and it's 6 °C42 °F and mainly clear.

Updated 11:17 local time, Wednesday 11 November

Water temperature
Not measured yet
We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.
Wind now
4 km/h2 mph
From the south, gusts 13 km/h8 mph. 2 knots, a light air.
Air
6 °C42 °F
Mainly clear.
Water level
881.13 m2890.86 ft
Right about normal for this date. Reservoir surface elevation, down 0.12 m0.38 ft over 7 days. USGS, less than an hour ago.

Flathead Lake water level today

Flathead Lake is right about normal for 11 November: 881.13 m2890.86 ft against a median of 881.17 m2890.99 ft for this date, measured over 27 years (1999–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 880.91 m2890.11 ft to 881.68 m2892.65 ft.

Water level881.13 m2890.86 ft
Median for 11 November881.17 m2890.99 ft
Difference from normalDown 0.04 m0.13 ft
Range on this date880.91 m2890.11 ft to 881.68 m2892.65 ft
Reading fromless than an hour ago

Source: USGS. Provisional data, subject to revision. What these terms mean.

Good for today?

Rules of thumb from the current wind and water temperature. Conditions differ across the lake, so check on the spot.

  • SwimmingNo water temperature yet
  • Kayak and paddleboardGood – calm water
  • SailingVery light wind
  • Windsurf and kiteNot enough wind

Wind, next 24 hours

KilometresMiles per hour, gusts below. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

11:0053gusts 138 SSE
14:0042gusts 149 SE
17:0053gusts 53 N
20:0053gusts 53 N
23:00159gusts 1711 N
02:001711gusts 1912 NNW
05:001710gusts 1711 NNW
08:00149gusts 149 N

Four-day forecast

DayWeatherHigh / lowWindGustsRain
Today11 Nov
Foggy
Foggy 8 °C46 °F / 5 °C41 °F1610 SW2214 7%
Tomorrow12 Nov
Overcast
Overcast 8 °C46 °F / 5 °C41 °F1912 N2214 0%
Friday13 Nov
Overcast
Overcast 11 °C52 °F / 6 °C43 °F159 NNW1811 0%
Saturday14 Nov
Light drizzle
Light drizzle 11 °C52 °F / 6 °C44 °F127 S127 27%

Wind in km/hmph. Rain shows the highest hourly chance of rain that day.