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

45°F

7°C

Humidity	99%
Wind Speed	S 2 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	45°F (7°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	20 Mar 07:45 PM MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

10 Miles SW East Glacier Park MT

Tonight
Low: 30 °F
Windy. Rain
Likely then
Rain/Snow
Saturday
High: 33 °F
Snow and
Breezy then
Chance Snow
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 21 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
then Partly
Cloudy and
Breezy
Sunday
High: 28 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 20 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Monday
High: 34 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 37 °F
Chance Snow
then Chance
Rain/Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 4am. The snow could be heavy at times. Snow level 8900 feet lowering to 7700 feet after midnight . Low around 30. Windy, with a west southwest wind 26 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday

Snow, mainly before 9am. High near 33. Windy, with a west wind 24 to 29 mph increasing to 31 to 36 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Windy, with a west southwest wind 34 to 39 mph decreasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 28. Windy, with a west southwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Windy, with a west southwest wind 29 to 34 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Tuesday

A chance of snow before 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.

Tuesday Night

Rain and snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Wednesday

Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy.