Widespread High Wind Event; Heavy Snow Expected from the Northern Plains to Northeast

Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south coastal Texas today. A storm tracking across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and into the Northeast U.S. will bring heavy snow and gusty winds into Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

unknown precip

39°F

4°C

Humidity	77%
Wind Speed	SSW 4 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	36°F (2°C)
Last update	12 Mar 06:16 AM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Essex MT

Winter Storm Warning March 12, 09:00am until March 14, 12:00pm

Blizzard Warning March 12, 06:32am until March 12, 09:00am

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Winter Storm Warning

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Blizzard Warning March 12, 06:32am until March 12, 09:00am
NOW until 9:00am Thu
Blizzard Warning
Today
High: 24 °F
Snow and
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 16 °F
Heavy Snow
and Blowing
Snow
Friday
High: 22 °F
Heavy Snow
and Blowing
Snow
Friday Night
Low: 15 °F
Snow and
Breezy
Saturday
High: 19 °F
Heavy Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 3 °F
Snow then
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 19 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 18 °F
Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow. Widespread blowing snow. High near 24. Wind chill values as low as -6. Windy, with a west wind 47 to 55 mph, with gusts as high as 80 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tonight

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 3am. Low around 16. Wind chill values as low as -3. Windy, with a west wind 32 to 37 mph decreasing to 22 to 27 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

Friday

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 8am. High near 22. Wind chill values as low as -1. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Friday Night

Snow. Low around 15. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Saturday

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 19. North northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Saturday Night

Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 3. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Sunday Night

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Monday

Snow. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy.

Monday Night

Snow likely before 9pm, then rain and snow likely between 9pm and 3am, then a chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy.

Tuesday

A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy.