Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

NA

80°F

27°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed ESE 3 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 22 Aug 02:00 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles NE Essex MT

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy early, then becoming sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind around 8 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 53 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy smoke between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Patchy
    Smoke and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy smoke after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 60. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy early, then becoming sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind around 8 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Patchy smoke between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy smoke after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Monday
Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 60. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles NE Essex MT
 48.36°N 113.45°W (Elev. 6801 ft)
2:01 pm MDT Aug 22, 2026
2pm MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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