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

6 Miles SSW Essex MT

This Afternoon
High: 41 °F
Rain Likely
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 30 °F
Rain Likely
and Breezy
then
Rain/Snow
Saturday
High: 34 °F
Snow then
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 22 °F
Chance Snow
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Sunday
High: 30 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 21 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 36 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 36 °F
Chance Snow
then
Rain/Snow
Likely

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Rain likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a southwest wind 26 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tonight

Rain before 3am, then rain and snow. Snow level 9100 feet lowering to 7000 feet after midnight . Low around 30. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday

Snow, mainly before 11am. High near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Tuesday

Snow likely before 3pm, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

Tuesday Night

Rain and snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.