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

10°F

-12°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed S 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 25 Jan 01:00 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W Essex MT

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -8. East wind around 6 mph becoming northwest.

    Low: 2 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -9. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -3. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as zero. West southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. West southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -8. East wind around 6 mph becoming northwest.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -9. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -3. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as zero. West southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. West southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Thursday
A chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Friday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Snow level 5000 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles W Essex MT
 48.28°N 113.69°W (Elev. 4800 ft)
1:02 am MST Jan 25, 2026
1am MST Jan 25, 2026-6pm MST Jan 31, 2026
 
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