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.

unknown precip

39°F

4°C

Humidity	NA
Wind Speed	SSE 1 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	N/A
Visibility	NA
Last update	NA

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

10 Miles WSW Kiowa MT

Overnight
Low: 30 °F
Heavy Snow
Saturday
High: 33 °F
Snow then
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 20 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Breezy then
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 30 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 21 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 36 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 23 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Tuesday
High: 33 °F
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Rain/Snow and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 30. West southwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday

Snow, mainly before 8am. High near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 15 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 20 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday

Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

Tuesday Night

Rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy.

Wednesday

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy.