Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

unknown precip

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed SE 1 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 8°F (-13°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 25 Jan 11:30 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NNE Essex MT

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -12. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -12. West wind around 21 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -9. West southwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as -3. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. West southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25.

    High: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow, mainly after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 25.

    High: 25 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -12. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -12. West wind around 21 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -9. West southwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as -3. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. West southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Thursday
A chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 25.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Friday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.
Friday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles NNE Essex MT
 48.38°N 113.52°W (Elev. 7753 ft)
2:06 am MST Jan 25, 2026
11am MST Jan 25, 2026-6pm MST Jan 31, 2026
 
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