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

51°F

11°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed ENE 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 23 Aug 08:15 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

12 Miles NE Bigfork MT

  • Today

    Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am.  Patchy smoke between 1pm and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 63. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 8 to 13 mph in the evening.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am. Patchy smoke between 1pm and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 63. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 8 to 13 mph in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 70. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
12 Miles NE Bigfork MT
 48.19°N 113.89°W (Elev. 6001 ft)
7:56 am MDT Aug 23, 2026
8am MDT Aug 23, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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