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

37°F

3°C

Humidity	NA
Wind Speed	ESE 2 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

7 Miles WNW Essex MT

Today
High: 45 °F
Rain Likely
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 33 °F
Rain and
Breezy
Saturday
High: 38 °F
Rain/Snow
then Snow
Likely and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 24 °F
Chance Snow
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Sunday
High: 34 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 24 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 39 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 27 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 39 °F
Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today

Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain. Snow level 9000 feet lowering to 7100 feet after midnight . Low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday

Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 9am. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Tuesday

Snow likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.

Tuesday Night

Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 3am. Snow level 6400 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy.