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.

unknown precip

40°F

4°C

Humidity	77%
Wind Speed	S 1 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	33°F (1°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	21 Mar 06:16 PM MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NW Essex MT

Tonight
Low: 23 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Breezy then
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 34 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 40 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 29 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 36 °F
Chance Snow
then Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Rain/Snow
then
Rain/Snow
Likely and
Breezy
Wednesday
High: 37 °F
Snow Likely
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 23 °F
Snow Likely
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A slight chance of snow between 7pm and 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday

Snow, mainly after noon. High near 36. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tuesday Night

Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 3am. Snow level 6400 feet. Low around 31. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy.

Thursday

A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 37.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 22.