Kicking Horse, Montana Weather
Kicking Horse, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kicking Horse, Lake County.
Full aviation weather for Kicking Horse is published on the Ronan Airport (K7S0) page, 12 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. 4 airfields within reach of Kicking Horse 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 Kicking Horse: St Ignatius Airport (K52S) 15 km · Polson Airport (K8S1) 27 km · Hot Springs Airport (KS09) 44 km
Conditions reported at K7S0 describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kicking Horse specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kicking Horse.
About Kicking Horse, Montana
Kicking Horse rests in a broad valley where the earth exhales a scent of pine and damp soil, a place where the sky feels vast and the mountains stand like silent sentinels. It lies 40.8 miles north of Missoula, MT (from Missoula, MT: bearing 355°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south-south-east of Ronan. The landscape is a study in contrasts: emerald meadows that stretch towards the horizon, broken by the rugged, timbered slopes of the surrounding peaks, their summits often dusted with snow even in the warmer months. A clear, swift river, the namesake of this locale, tumbles and churns its way through the valley floor, its water a startling turquoise that catches the sunlight, reflecting the deep blue of the Montana sky. The air here carries a crispness, a clean, invigorating breath that seems to scour the lungs and awaken the senses, especially in the early morning when a thin mist often clings to the riverbanks, softening the edges of the world. The history of Kicking Horse is etched not in grand monuments but in the persistent spirit of those who sought a life from this wild country. Originally a stopping point for trappers and prospectors drawn by the promise of furs and precious metals, its economy eventually found firmer footing in timber and ranching, industries that still shape the character of the region. The scent of sawdust often mingles with the sweet hay of the ranches, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the land. Though the boom-and-bust cycles of mining have long since faded, the legacy of hard work and self-reliance remains, a quiet pride that hums beneath the surface of everyday life. Evenings in Kicking Horse often bring a profound stillness, broken only by the distant call of an owl or the murmur of the river, a time when the mountains glow with a soft, ethereal light before surrendering to the deep, star-dusted canvas of the night.
Live animated radar for Kicking Horse 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 | Kicking Horse, Lake County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.460488°N, 114.07511°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59824 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kicking Horse, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kicking Horse, 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 Kicking Horse includes coordinates 47.460488°N, 114.075110°W, situated in Lake County. ZIP code 59824. 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.
