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

58°F

14°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed WNW 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 23 Aug 01:45 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NNE Essex MT

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy smoke between 2pm and 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 57. West southwest wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy smoke after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind around 9 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Sunday
Patchy smoke between 2pm and 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 57. West southwest wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy smoke after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Monday
Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind around 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles NNE Essex MT
 48.38°N 113.52°W (Elev. 7753 ft)
2:01 am MDT Aug 23, 2026
2am MDT Aug 23, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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