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.

43°F

6°C

Humidity	32%
Wind Speed	ESE 4 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	15°F (-9°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	41°F (5°C)
Last update	22 Mar 12:30 PM MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W Essex MT

This Afternoon
High: 36 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 24 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Monday
High: 44 °F
Becoming
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 41 °F
Snow Likely
then
Rain/Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 34 °F
Rain then
Rain Likely
Wednesday
High: 39 °F
Breezy.
Rain/Snow
Likely then
Snow Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 23 °F
Snow Likely
and Breezy
Thursday
High: 33 °F
Snow Likely
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 36. West southwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 24. West southwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 44. West southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

Snow before 3pm, then rain. High near 41. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tuesday Night

Rain. Low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday

Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after noon. Snow level 6000 feet lowering to 4800 feet in the afternoon . Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy.

Thursday

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 40.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 23.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 46.