Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Current conditions at

BNSF Java East (JVEMT)

Lat: 48.23587°NLon: 113.56453°WElev: 4043.0ft.

NA

52°F

11°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed ESE 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 30 Jul 07:00 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

22 Miles SSE Essex MT

Fire Weather Watch August 1, 02:00pm until August 2, 12:00am
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Fire Weather Watch
  • Today

    Today: Areas of smoke. Sunny, with a high near 72. West southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy smoke after midnight. Clear, with a low around 56. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 56 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy smoke between 11am and 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind 6 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Breezy.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Areas of smoke. Sunny, with a high near 72. West southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday
Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy smoke after midnight. Clear, with a low around 56. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
Patchy smoke between 11am and 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind 6 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Breezy.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 42.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
22 Miles SSE Essex MT
 48.01°N 113.35°W (Elev. 6558 ft)
1:56 am MDT Jul 30, 2026
8am MDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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