Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

NA

55°F

13°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed SE 3 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 25 Jul 05:30 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

13 Miles NE Bigfork MT

  • Today

    Today: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 1am, then patchy smoke after 3am. Clear, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 68. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Tonight
Patchy smoke before 1am, then patchy smoke after 3am. Clear, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 54. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 68. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 56.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 55.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 57.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
13 Miles NE Bigfork MT
 48.19°N 113.89°W (Elev. 6001 ft)
2:01 am MDT Jul 25, 2026
5am MDT Jul 25, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 31, 2026
 
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