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.

unknown precip

64°F

18°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed S 1 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 22 Aug 11:15 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

14 Miles N Essex MT

  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of showers between noon and 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 65 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2am and 3am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of rain between 4pm and 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 53 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of showers between noon and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2am and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming south in the evening.
Sunday
A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of rain between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
14 Miles N Essex MT
 48.47°N 113.6°W (Elev. 8852 ft)
7:53 am MDT Aug 22, 2026
11am MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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