Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

15°F

-9°C

Humidity	91%
Wind Speed	SW 0 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	13°F (-11°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	20 Jan 09:15 PM MST

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Extended Forecast for

11 Miles N Essex MT

Tonight
Low: 8 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 16 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 2 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 8 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Thursday Night
Low: -5 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Friday
High: 5 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -3 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 10 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 3 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -6. West wind 11 to 17 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -6. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -14. West northwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -16. East northeast wind around 14 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. East wind around 15 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 5.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -3.