Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Across the Ohio Valley;

Severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts will be possible from the mid-Mississippi Valley into parts of the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians. Heavy rain associated with these storms may lead to considerable flash and urban flooding impacts across portions of the Ohio Valley. Mid-summer heat persists from the Central Plains to the Southeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Air Quality Alert

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

51°F

11°C

Humidity	64%
Wind Speed	SE 2 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	39°F (4°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	11 Aug 08:00 AM MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

10 Miles NNE Essex MT

Today
High: 64 °F
Areas Smoke
Tonight
Low: 48 °F
Patchy Smoke
Wednesday
High: 55 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Showers
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 44 °F
Showers
Thursday
High: 49 °F
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 43 °F
Showers
Likely
Friday
High: 53 °F
Chance
Showers
Friday Night
Low: 43 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 60 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Areas of smoke. Sunny, with a high near 64. West southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy smoke before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. East northeast wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3am, then rain after 3am. Low around 44. Northeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then rain between 9am and noon, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 49. Northeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then rain likely after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday

A chance of rain before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Monday

A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.