Swan Lake, Montana Weather
Swan Lake, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Swan Lake, Lake County.
Full aviation weather for Swan Lake is published on the Meadow Creek USFS Airport (K0S1) page, 33 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. 5 airfields within reach of Swan Lake 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 Swan Lake: Polson Airport (K8S1) 36 km · Kalispell City Airport (KS27) 44 km · Ronan Airport (K7S0) 45 km · Glacier Park International Airport (KGPI) 52 km
Conditions reported at K0S1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Swan Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Swan Lake.
About Swan Lake, Montana
Swan Lake, a jewel in the crown of Montana's wild west, exhales a stillness that settles deep within the bones. It lies 28.4 miles south-east of Kalispell, MT (from Kalispell, MT: bearing 130°T), and is situated 14.0 miles south-east of Bigfork. Here, the land rises in hushed, forested slopes, cloaked in the deep green of pine and fir, their needles catching the high, clear sun like countless tiny emeralds. The lake itself, a vast, shimmering mirror, reflects the colossal, snow-capped peaks that guard its northern reaches, their granite faces ancient and unyielding. In the quiet mornings, mist unfurls from the water's surface like a silken veil, softening the edges of the world and carrying the faint, clean scent of damp earth and resin. This is a place where the sky feels impossibly large, a canvas of ever-shifting blues and grays, and the silence is broken only by the whisper of wind through the trees or the distant cry of an osprey. The history of Swan Lake is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who have sought solace and sustenance from its wild embrace. For generations, it has been a place of quiet industry, where the bounty of the surrounding forests and the rich soil of the valley floor have sustained its inhabitants. Logging, though its presence has ebbed and flowed, remains a thread in the local fabric, a reminder of the deep connection between the people and the immense woodlands. The lake itself, a vital artery for both recreation and the natural world, draws visitors who come to fish its clear waters or explore the labyrinthine trails that wind through the mountains. There is a sense of continuity here, a feeling that the rhythms of Swan Lake have pulsed for a long time, shaped by the seasons and the enduring, quiet strength of the Montana landscape.
Live animated radar for Swan Lake 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 | Swan Lake, Lake County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 47.929115°N, 113.844821°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59911 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Swan Lake, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swan Lake, 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 Swan Lake includes coordinates 47.929115°N, 113.844821°W, situated in Lake County. ZIP code 59911. 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.
