Isolated Severe Thunderstorms and Critical Fire Weather Tuesday

Isolated severe thunderstorms with strong wind gusts and hail will be possible Tuesday from parts of central Plains northeastward into the Midwest. Additional storms capable of damaging winds will be possible across the eastern Florida peninsula. Elevated to critical fire weather including gusty winds and low relative humidity is forecast again Tuesday over much of the northern Great Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

BNSF Java East (JVEMT)

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

NA

45°F

7°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed ESE 3 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 12 May 01:00 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Essex MT

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Clear, with a low around 38. Calm wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Rain before midnight, then rain and snow. Some thunder is also possible.  Snow level 6900 feet lowering to 5700 feet after midnight . Low around 36. West southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 36 °F

    Showers then
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain and snow likely, becoming all rain after 9am.  Snow level 5600 feet rising to 6200 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 50 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of rain.  Snow level 5600 feet rising to 6500 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Some thunder is also possible.  Snow level 6700 feet lowering to 5300 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Clear, with a low around 38. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
Rain before midnight, then rain and snow. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 6900 feet lowering to 5700 feet after midnight . Low around 36. West southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday
Rain and snow likely, becoming all rain after 9am. Snow level 5600 feet rising to 6200 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Friday
A chance of rain. Snow level 5600 feet rising to 6500 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Friday Night
A chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 6700 feet lowering to 5300 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Saturday
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Sunday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Essex MT
 48.25°N 113.56°W (Elev. 5007 ft)
2:01 am MDT May 12, 2026
2am MDT May 12, 2026-6pm MDT May 18, 2026
 
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