Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes

Anomalously warm, dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the Intermountain West into the central and southern Plains today. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the upper Mississippi River Valley to the Great Lakes tonight through the day Tuesday. Damaging gusts, hail, and heavy rainfall are likely. Read More >

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

unknown precip

28°F

-2°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	NW 5 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	22°F (-6°C)
Last update	30 Mar 10:15 AM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Essex MT

Today
High: 22 °F
Snow Likely
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 9 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Windy then
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 31 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 21 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 36 °F
Chance Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Snow
Thursday
High: 28 °F
Heavy Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 22 °F
Snow
Friday
High: 30 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow likely, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -2. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -7. Windy, with a west wind 27 to 32 mph becoming west 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as -6. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. South wind 10 to 13 mph.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Southwest wind around 11 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night

Snow. Low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 28. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Thursday Night

Snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Friday

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.

Friday Night

A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Saturday

A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.