Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

Lat: 48.28176°NLon: 113.60657°WElev: 3848.0ft.

NA

54°F

12°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed SSW 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 23 Aug 03:30 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles NE Bigfork MT

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 61. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of rain before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm.  Patchy smoke between 1pm and 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 61 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 6 to 11 mph in the evening.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 61. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm. Patchy smoke between 1pm and 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 6 to 11 mph in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles NE Bigfork MT
 48.13°N 113.91°W (Elev. 6417 ft)
2:01 am MDT Aug 23, 2026
3am MDT Aug 23, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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