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.

41°F

5°C

Humidity	97%
Wind Speed	SW 0 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	40°F (4°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	21 Mar 01:00 AM MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

14 Miles W Kiowa MT

Overnight
Low: 25 °F
Heavy Snow
and Windy
Saturday
High: 27 °F
Snow and
Breezy then
Chance Snow
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 15 °F
Windy. Slight
Chance Snow
then Partly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 25 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 18 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Monday
High: 30 °F
Partly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Tuesday
High: 27 °F
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 23 °F
Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 25. Windy, with a west southwest wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Saturday

Snow, mainly before 8am. High near 27. Windy, with a west southwest wind 24 to 29 mph increasing to 32 to 37 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as -4. Windy, with a west southwest wind 29 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -6. Windy, with a west southwest wind 31 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Windy, with a west southwest wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy.

Tuesday

Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.

Tuesday Night

Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Wednesday

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Breezy.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.