NWS Forecast for: 5 Miles ESE Essex MT Issued by: National Weather Service Missoula, MT Last Update: 2:20 pm MDT Apr 1, 2023

Winter Weather Advisory This Afternoon: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 25. Windy, with a west southwest wind 31 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible. Tonight: A chance of snow showers before midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Widespread blowing snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as -4. Windy, with a west southwest wind 32 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Sunday: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -4. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. West southwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Monday: Snow, mainly after noon. High near 23. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tuesday: Snow likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tuesday Night: A chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wednesday: A chance of snow, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Wednesday Night: A slight chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Thursday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Thursday Night: Patchy blowing snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Friday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Saturday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

5 Miles ESE Essex MT  48.25°N 113.5°W (Elev. 6745 ft)

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