Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

BNSF Java East (JVEMT)

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

NA

45°F

7°C

Humidity 30%
Wind Speed NNW 5 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 22 Mar 03:00 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

19 Miles ESE Essex MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow before 3pm, then rain and snow.  High near 45. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 45 °F

    Chance Snow
    then
    Rain/Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Rain.  Low around 35. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 35 °F

    Rain then
    Rain Likely

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after noon.  Snow level 6300 feet lowering to 5200 feet in the afternoon . Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 43 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Snow Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Snow likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 23 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Snow before 3pm, then rain and snow. High near 45. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Rain. Low around 35. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after noon. Snow level 6300 feet lowering to 5200 feet in the afternoon . Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday Night
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 44.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain. Snow level 5400 feet rising to 6400 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
19 Miles ESE Essex MT
 48.15°N 113.25°W (Elev. 5200 ft)
2:01 pm MDT Mar 22, 2026
3pm MDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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