Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

69°F

21°C

Humidity	18%
Wind Speed	SE 4 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	24°F (-4°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	20 Apr 05:30 PM MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

10 Miles NE Essex MT

Tonight
Low: 39 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 64 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 41 °F
Slight Chance
Rain
Wednesday
High: 52 °F
Chance Rain
then
Rain/Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Rain/Snow
then Snow
Thursday
High: 33 °F
Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 20 °F
Snow Likely
Friday
High: 31 °F
Snow Likely
Friday Night
Low: 19 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Light and variable wind.

Wednesday

A chance of rain before noon, then rain showers between noon and 3pm, then rain and snow showers after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 52. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night

Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 9pm. Low around 25. Northwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Thursday

Snow. High near 33. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday Night

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.

Friday Night

A chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Saturday

A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

Saturday Night

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