Pinnacle, Montana Weather
Pinnacle, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pinnacle, Flathead County.
Full aviation weather for Pinnacle is published on the Glacier Park International Airport (KGPI) page, 45 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 Pinnacle 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 Pinnacle: Starr Browning Airstrip (K8S0) 48 km · Kalispell City Airport (KS27) 52 km · Meadow Creek USFS Airport (K0S1) 59 km
Conditions reported at KGPI describe the airfield itself. Weather 45 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pinnacle specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pinnacle.
About Pinnacle, Montana
Pinnacle lies where the land remembers its ancient shaping, a quiet settlement cradled by the vast sweep of Montana’s northwest. It lies 32.3 miles east-north-east of Kalispell, MT (from Kalispell, MT: bearing 70°T), and is situated 18.8 miles east of Hungry Horse. Here, the Flathead River, a ribbon of glacial-blue, winds its way through a landscape sculpted by millennia of wind and water, its banks lined with cottonwoods that whisper secrets to the passing breeze. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries a crispness that speaks of the nearby mountains, a keen scent of pine and damp earth that invigorates the senses. The terrain itself is a study in contrasts, rolling hills giving way to steeper inclines, all under a sky that feels impossibly wide, its hues shifting from the pale gold of dawn to the deep indigo of twilight. Life in Pinnacle moves with a gentle deliberation, a natural cadence dictated by the seasons and the enduring presence of the wild. The roots of Pinnacle run deep into the rich soil of Montana's agricultural heritage, a legacy sustained by generations of ranchers and farmers who have worked this land. The local economy, while modest, is anchored in the bounty of the surrounding countryside, with livestock grazing on verdant pastures and the subtle hum of machinery a familiar sound during harvest seasons. History here is not a monument but a living thing, carried in the weathered faces of its residents and the enduring structures that have withstood the test of time. The distinctive character of Pinnacle is found in its unpretentious resilience, a quiet strength born from living in harmony with a landscape that is both beautiful and demanding, a place where the echoes of the past are as palpable as the sunlight on the open fields.
Live animated radar for Pinnacle 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Pinnacle, Flathead County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48.356075°N, 113.653162°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59916 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pinnacle, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pinnacle, 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 Pinnacle includes coordinates 48.356075°N, 113.653162°W, situated in Flathead County. ZIP code 59916. 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.
