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Tracking Storm System Across the Central U.S.

A storm system will slowly continue to press across the central U.S. Friday and Saturday with widespread showers and thunderstorms. Slight risks for severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall have been issued Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

BNSF Java East (JVEMT)

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

NA

45°F

7°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed W 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 16 Oct 05:00 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles E Essex MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain likely, mainly after 5pm. Snow level 4900 feet rising to 6200 feet in the afternoon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. West southwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain likely before 8pm, then rain and snow likely between 8pm and 10pm, then snow likely after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 24 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Light west southwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain, mainly after midnight. Low around 33. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain. High near 44. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 44 °F

    Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain likely before 9pm, then rain and snow. Snow level 5600 feet lowering to 5000 feet after midnight . Low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 31 °F

    Rain/Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain and snow likely before noon, then a chance of rain. Snow level 4800 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.

    High: 42 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Chance Rain

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before midnight. Snow level 4900 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Rain likely, mainly after 5pm. Snow level 4900 feet rising to 6200 feet in the afternoon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. West southwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Rain likely before 8pm, then rain and snow likely between 8pm and 10pm, then snow likely after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Light west southwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain, mainly after midnight. Low around 33. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain. High near 44. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain likely before 9pm, then rain and snow. Snow level 5600 feet lowering to 5000 feet after midnight . Low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
Rain and snow likely before noon, then a chance of rain. Snow level 4800 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before midnight. Snow level 4900 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain after noon. Snow level 4700 feet rising to 5800 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level 5900 feet lowering to 5300 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level 5100 feet rising to 6200 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles E Essex MT
 48.28°N 113.44°W (Elev. 4656 ft)
Last Update:
2:30 pm MDT Oct 16, 2025
Forecast Valid:
6pm MDT Oct 16, 2025-6pm MDT Oct 23, 2025
 
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