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

46°F

8°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	SSE 3 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	45°F (7°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	20 Mar 07:15 PM MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

14 Miles W Kiowa MT

Tonight
Low: 26 °F
Heavy Snow
and Windy
Saturday
High: 30 °F
Snow Likely
and Breezy
then Chance
Snow and
Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 17 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
then Partly
Cloudy and
Breezy
Sunday
High: 25 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 17 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Monday
High: 30 °F
Partly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 22 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 31 °F
Chance Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 26. Windy, with a west southwest wind 29 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Saturday

Snow likely, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 32 to 37 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a west southwest wind 33 to 38 mph decreasing to 24 to 29 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -1. Windy, with a west southwest wind 24 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Windy, with a west southwest wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 22 to 27 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Tuesday

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.

Tuesday Night

Snow likely before 9pm, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Wednesday

Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Breezy.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Breezy.