Florence, Montana Weather
Florence, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Florence, Ravalli County.
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About Florence, Montana
Florence lies at the foot of the Bitterroot Mountains, a landscape painted in broad strokes of sun-bleached grasses and dark, brooding evergreen forests. It lies 17.1 miles south-south-west of Missoula, MT (from Missoula, MT: bearing 194°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south of Lolo. The Bitterroot River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, curves through the valley, its banks occasionally fringed with cottonwoods that shimmer like hammered gold when the afternoon sun slants low. The air itself feels thin and crisp, carrying the faint, sweet scent of pine needles and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. This is a place where the sky seems impossibly vast, a deep sapphire dome that stretches from horizon to horizon, and where the silence is broken only by the rustle of wind through the tall grasses or the distant call of a hawk. The history of Florence is deeply entwined with the fertile valley floor, a legacy of agriculture that still defines much of its character. For generations, families have worked this land, coaxing crops from the rich soil and raising livestock under the watchful gaze of the mountains. While the timber industry once played a significant role, its presence now is more a whisper of the past than a roaring present, leaving behind a cleaner, more open vista. The local economy, though modest, thrives on this connection to the earth, with farmers' markets and small businesses forming the heart of daily life. There's a quiet pride here, a sense of resilience honed by the changing seasons and the enduring beauty of the Bitterroot Valley, a place that feels both timeless and vibrantly alive.
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| Location | Florence, Ravalli County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 46.63159°N, 114.078996°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59833 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Florence, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Florence, Montana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Florence includes coordinates 46.631590°N, 114.078996°W, situated in Ravalli County. ZIP code 59833. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
