Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

19°F

-7°C

Humidity	81%
Wind Speed	SW 0 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	14°F (-10°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	21 Jan 04:45 AM MST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Essex MT

Today
High: 18 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 6 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 11 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Thursday Night
Low: -3 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Friday
High: 6 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -2 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 10 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: 1 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 15 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -5. South southeast wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -9. West wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northeast in the evening.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -12. East wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -22. East northeast wind 17 to 20 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 6. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -2.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.