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 >

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

37°F

3°C

Humidity	64%
Wind Speed	SW 0 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	26°F (-3°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	22 Mar 05:46 AM MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

7 Miles WNW Essex MT

Today
High: 34 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 24 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Monday
High: 41 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 30 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Tuesday
High: 36 °F
Snow Likely
then Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Rain/Snow
then
Rain/Snow
Likely and
Breezy
Wednesday
High: 36 °F
Snow Likely
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 22 °F
Snow Likely
and Breezy
Thursday
High: 31 °F
Chance Snow
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 24. West southwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday

Snow. High near 36. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tuesday Night

Rain and snow. Snow level 6700 feet. Low around 32. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy.

Thursday

A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 37.