Arctic Front Slides Southward; Heavy Rainfall Potential Across the South and for Hawaii

An arctic front will slowly drift southward this weekend. This will focus snow, locally heavy, from the Intermountain West, Rockies, Plains, and Great Lakes and eventually into the Northeast. Dangerously cold wind chills behind this arctic front are forecast for most of the Plains this weekend. Moisture will increase across the Gulf Coast and the State of Hawaii where flooding concerns increase. Read More >

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Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

Lat: 48.28176°NLon: 113.60657°WElev: 3848ft.

unknown precip

7°F

-14°C

Humidity	53%
Wind Speed	N 1 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	-7°F (-22°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	28 Jan 12:31 PM MST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Essex MT

This
Afternoon

Blowing Snow
and Windy
High: 1 °F
Tonight

Areas Blowing
Snow and
Blustery then
Partly Cloudy
Low: -21 °F
Sunday

Cold
High: -4 °F
Sunday
Night

Mostly Clear
Low: -21 °F
Monday

Cold
High: 1 °F
Monday
Night

Mostly Cloudy
Low: -6 °F
Tuesday

Chance Snow
High: 10 °F
Tuesday
Night

Slight Chance
Snow
Low: 3 °F
Wednesday

Slight Chance
Snow
High: 15 °F

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 5pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -39. Windy, with a northeast wind around 32 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tonight

Areas of blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -21. Wind chill values as low as -44. Blustery, with a northeast wind 14 to 24 mph.

Sunday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Wind chill values as low as -45. East wind 11 to 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -21. Wind chill values as low as -43. East northeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west southwest 8 to 13 mph in the evening.

Monday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.

Tuesday

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night

A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.

Wednesday

A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.