Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

unknown precip

7°F

-14°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed SE 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 2°F (-17°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 25 Jan 08:30 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Essex MT

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -13. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -7. West southwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -4. West southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. West southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow, mainly after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -13. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -7. West southwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -4. West southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. West southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Thursday
A chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Friday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
Friday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles WSW Essex MT
 48.26°N 113.69°W (Elev. 6522 ft)
2:06 am MST Jan 25, 2026
8am MST Jan 25, 2026-6pm MST Jan 31, 2026
 
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