St. Ignatius, Montana Weather
St. Ignatius, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for St. Ignatius, Lake County.
Full aviation weather for St. Ignatius is published on the St Ignatius Airport (K52S) page, 1 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. 6 airfields within reach of St. Ignatius 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 St. Ignatius: Ronan Airport (K7S0) 28 km · Polson Airport (K8S1) 42 km · Missoula Montana Airport (KMSO) 45 km · Hot Springs Airport (KS09) 51 km · Mineral County Airport (K9S4) 60 km
Conditions reported at K52S describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at St. Ignatius specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About St. Ignatius, Montana
St. Ignatius rests in a broad valley, a place where the Mission Mountains rise like benevolent giants, their timbered flanks softened by the wide sky. It lies 31.3 miles north of Missoula, MT (from Missoula, MT: bearing 351°T), and is situated 14.4 miles south of Ronan. The valley floor itself is a quilt of ranches and fields, the soil a rich loam that yields generously under the Montana sun. A palpable quietude hangs in the air, a stillness that isn't empty but alive with the rustle of grasses and the distant call of a hawk. The Flathead River, a ribbon of silver, threads its way through this landscape, its banks fringed with cottonwoods whose leaves catch the light like a thousand tiny mirrors. Evenings here are painted with a slow, deliberate grace, the fading sunlight deepening the greens of the meadows and casting long, blue shadows that stretch towards the horizon. The history of St. Ignatius is deeply intertwined with the Salish and Kootenai peoples, whose presence predates the arrival of Jesuit missionaries who established the mission that gives the town its name. This legacy is still palpable, a quiet reverence for the land that underpins the local character. The economy, once driven by agriculture and logging, now finds a gentle footing in tourism and small-scale ranching, catering to those drawn by the valley's raw beauty and the unhurried rhythm of life. The St. Ignatius Mission itself, with its distinctive murals and enduring presence, stands as a silent testament to the confluence of cultures that shaped this place, a landmark that anchors the present to a rich and layered past.
Live animated radar for St. Ignatius 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 | St. Ignatius, Lake County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.319931°N, 114.093998°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59865 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This St. Ignatius, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for St. Ignatius, 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 St. Ignatius includes coordinates 47.319931°N, 114.093998°W, situated in Lake County. ZIP code 59865. 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.
