Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Avalanche Warning

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

48°F

9°C

Humidity	70%
Wind Speed	ESE 2 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	39°F (4°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	20 Mar 03:15 PM MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

10 Miles WSW Kiowa MT

This Afternoon
High: 41 °F
Rain Likely
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 30 °F
Rain and
Breezy then
Rain/Snow
Saturday
High: 34 °F
Snow then
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 21 °F
Chance Snow
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 30 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 21 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 36 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 37 °F
Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Windy, with a southwest wind around 32 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 5am. The snow could be heavy at times. Snow level 9000 feet lowering to 6800 feet after midnight . Low around 30. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday

Snow, mainly before 9am. High near 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Tuesday

Snow likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.

Tuesday Night

Rain and snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy.