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Recreation Forecast for Flathead Lake
National Weather Service Missoula MT
506 AM MST Tue Feb 17 2026

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. Snow and rain in the morning, then a chance of
snow in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow late in the morning.
Visibility one quarter mile or less at times late in the morning.
Snow accumulation of 1 to 4 inches. Highs around 40 . Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of
precipitation near 100 percent. Waves around 1 foot...locally up
to 2 feet.
.Tonight...Breezy. Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow
after midnight. Lows 15 to 20. Variable winds up to 10 mph
becoming northeast 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 40 mph after
midnight. Waves around 1 foot...locally up to 2 feet building to
1 to 2 feet...locally up to 3 feet early in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY...Windy, colder. Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
snow. Highs in the mid 20s. North winds 15 to 30 mph. Gusts up to
45 mph in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet...locally up to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in
the evening. Lows near 15. Variable winds up to 10 mph. Waves
1 to 3 feet...locally up to 4 feet subsiding to around 1 foot...
locally up to 2 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny with
a 20 percent chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs around 30 .
Variable winds up to 10 mph. Waves around 1 foot...locally up to
2 feet.