Bonner-West Riverside, Montana Weather
Bonner-West Riverside, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bonner-West Riverside, Missoula County.
Full aviation weather for Bonner-West Riverside is published on the Missoula Montana Airport (KMSO) page, 16 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 3 airfields within reach of Bonner-West Riverside have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Bonner-West Riverside: Stevensville Airport (K32S) 41 km · St Ignatius Airport (K52S) 52 km
Conditions reported at KMSO describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bonner-West Riverside specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bonner-West Riverside.
About Bonner-West Riverside, Montana
Bonner-West Riverside lies in a broad valley where the Clark Fork River has carved a generous path, its banks often fringed with cottonwoods whose leaves shimmer with a pale, almost silvery light when the wind stirs. It lies 5.1 miles east of Missoula, MT (from Missoula, MT: bearing 86°T), and is situated 7.7 miles east of Orchard Homes. To the west, the land rises in steep, forested slopes, cloaked in the deep green of conifers and dotted with the occasional rocky outcrop that hints at the ancient geological forces at play. The air here carries the clean, crisp scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wild country that presses in on all sides, and the river itself, a muscular artery of cool, clear water, dictates the very rhythm of the place, its murmur a perpetual soundtrack to daily life. This stretch of the Clark Fork has long been a thoroughfare, first for Indigenous peoples and later for those who sought to harness the region's timber. Bonner, in particular, was once dominated by the massive mills that processed the region's bounty, their echoes of industry still resonating in the sturdy, no-nonsense architecture of some of the older buildings. While the large-scale logging operations have largely receded, the spirit of resourcefulness and a close connection to the natural world persist in Bonner-West Riverside, evident in the small businesses that cater to outdoor enthusiasts and the quiet hum of a populace that understands the seasons intimately. The proximity to the vast expanses of the Lolo National Forest offers a constant invitation to explore, and the ever-present flow of the river serves as a potent reminder of the enduring power and beauty of this Montana locale.
Live animated radar for Bonner-West Riverside and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Bonner-West Riverside, Missoula County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 46.8767°N, 113.8869°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59802 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bonner-West Riverside, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bonner-West Riverside, Montana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bonner-West Riverside includes coordinates 46.876700°N, 113.886900°W, situated in Missoula County. ZIP code 59802. Telephone area code: 406. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
