Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

33°F

1°C

Humidity	84%
Wind Speed	SSE 1 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	29°F (-2°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	22 Mar 03:32 AM MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W Essex MT

Overnight
Low: 25 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 37 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 24 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Monday
High: 44 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 30 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Tuesday
High: 39 °F
Snow Likely
then
Rain/Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 33 °F
Rain then
Rain Likely
Wednesday
High: 38 °F
Breezy.
Rain/Snow
then Snow
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 23 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely and
Breezy then
Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West southwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 37. West southwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Sunday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 24. West southwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday

Snow likely before noon, then rain and snow. Snow level rising to 5900 feet in the afternoon. High near 39. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday Night

Rain. Low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday

Rain and snow, becoming all snow after noon. Snow level 6000 feet lowering to 4800 feet in the afternoon . Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy.

Wednesday Night

Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy.

Thursday

A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 40.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 21.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.