Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

NA

6°F

-14°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed SE 5 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint -6°F (-21°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill-3°F (-19°C)
Last update 23 Jan 02:15 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Essex MT

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with an east northeast wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values as low as -27. South southwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -16. West wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -14. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind around 11 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 12.

    High: 12 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 19.

    High: 19 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with an east northeast wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values as low as -27. South southwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -16. West wind 8 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -14. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind around 11 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 12.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 7.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WNW Essex MT
 48.31°N 113.73°W (Elev. 6906 ft)
2:06 am MST Jan 23, 2026
2am MST Jan 23, 2026-6pm MST Jan 29, 2026
 
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