Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

unknown precip

22°F

-6°C

Humidity	50%
Wind Speed	ENE 5 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	6°F (-14°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	15°F (-9°C)
Last update	22 Jan 01:00 PM MST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Essex MT

This Afternoon
High: 12 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
Low: -4 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Slight
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 8 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: 1 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 10 °F
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 1 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 15 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 6 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 20 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -11. East northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight

A slight chance of snow between midnight and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -24. Blustery, with an east wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday

Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -24. East northeast wind 7 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -13. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. West wind around 10 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 6.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.

Monday Night

A slight chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Tuesday

A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 22.