Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Avalanche Warning

Current conditions at

BNSF Java East (JVEMT)

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

39°F

4°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	E 2 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	39°F (4°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	20 Mar 12:00 AM MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

25 Miles SE Essex MT

Overnight
Low: 37 °F
Chance Rain
and Windy
Friday
High: 44 °F
Chance Rain
and Windy
Friday Night
Low: 33 °F
Breezy.
Chance Rain
then
Rain/Snow
Saturday
High: 36 °F
Rain/Snow
then Snow
Likely and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 22 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear and
Breezy
Sunday
High: 31 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 22 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 37 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Windy, with a west southwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Snow level 7800 feet rising to 9000 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Windy, with a west southwest wind 29 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.

Friday Night

Rain likely before 2am, then rain and snow. Snow level 9000 feet lowering to 7700 feet after midnight . Low around 33. Breezy, with a southwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday

Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 9am. High near 36. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Windy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Tuesday

Snow likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.

Tuesday Night

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy.