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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Avalanche Warning

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

unknown precip

41°F

5°C

Humidity	NA
Wind Speed	NW 3 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	N/A
Visibility	NA
Last update	NA

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Essex MT

Today
High: 41 °F
Rain Likely
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 30 °F
Breezy. Rain
Likely then
Rain/Snow
Saturday
High: 34 °F
Heavy Snow
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 22 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear and
Breezy
Sunday
High: 30 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 22 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
then Partly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 35 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 35 °F
Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today

Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Snow level 7600 feet rising to 9000 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tonight

Rain before 3am, then rain and snow. Snow level 9000 feet lowering to 7100 feet after midnight . Low around 30. Breezy, with a southwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 34. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Windy, with a west southwest wind 28 to 33 mph decreasing to 22 to 27 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Windy.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Tuesday

Snow likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

Tuesday Night

Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy.