Sylvanite, Montana Weather
Sylvanite, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sylvanite, Lincoln County.
Full aviation weather for Sylvanite is published on the Troy Airport (K57S) page, 26 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. 3 airfields within reach of Sylvanite 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 Sylvanite: Eckhart International Airport (K1S1) 55 km · Libby Airport (KS59) 56 km
Conditions reported at K57S describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sylvanite specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sylvanite.
About Sylvanite, Montana
Sylvanite rests in a valley where the mountains begin to soften their jagged edges, a place where the evergreen scent of pine needles mingles with the crisp mountain air. It lies 80.1 miles west-north-west of Kalispell, MT (from Kalispell, MT: bearing 297°T), and is situated 14.3 miles east of Moyie Springs. The land here is a study in greens and grays, the slopes a deep, shadowed emerald from the dense forests that climb towards the sky, broken by granite outcroppings that gleam like ancient bones under the expansive Montana sky. The Flathead River, a silver ribbon, winds its way through the valley floor, its murmur a constant, gentle counterpoint to the rustle of wind through the firs. Sunlight, when it breaks through the high peaks, spills into the valley with a remarkable, almost liquid quality, illuminating patches of wild huckleberry bushes and the occasional weathered fence post that marks forgotten homesteads. The character of Sylvanite is deeply etched by its past as a mining settlement, a legacy that whispers through the quiet streets and the sturdy, unpretentious buildings that still stand. Though the ore carts no longer rumble and the deep shafts have long since fallen silent, the spirit of hardy endeavor remains, a quiet resilience in the face of nature's immensity. The local economy now leans more on the bounty of the surrounding forests and the ever-present draw of the natural world, with small businesses catering to those who seek the solace and adventure of the wilderness. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a feeling that Sylvanite has always been a place where people come to find something real, whether it was gold in the earth or peace in the vast, quiet landscape.
Live animated radar for Sylvanite 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 | Sylvanite, Lincoln County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48.716336°N, 115.874351°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59935 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sylvanite, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sylvanite, 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 Sylvanite includes coordinates 48.716336°N, 115.874351°W, situated in Lincoln County. ZIP code 59935. 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.
