Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

unknown precip

67°F

19°C

Humidity	54%
Wind Speed	SE 9 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	50°F (10°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	27 Aug 01:00 AM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Essex MT

Overnight
Low: 55 °F
Patchy Smoke
Thursday
High: 88 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 52 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Mostly
Clear
Friday
High: 77 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 49 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 72 °F
Chance Rain
Saturday Night
Low: 45 °F
Chance Rain
Sunday
High: 65 °F
Chance Rain
Sunday Night
Low: 42 °F
Slight Chance
Rain then
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind.

Thursday

A slight chance of rain between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy smoke before 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night

Patchy smoke between 7pm and midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday

A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

Sunday Night

A slight chance of rain before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.