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 >

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

34°F

1°C

Humidity	79%
Wind Speed	WSW 1 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	22 Mar 03:15 AM MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

10 Miles WSW Essex MT

Overnight
Low: 30 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 45 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 30 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Monday
High: 51 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Rain
Tuesday
High: 46 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely then
Rain
Tuesday Night
Low: 39 °F
Rain then
Rain Likely
Wednesday
High: 46 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 30 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind around 6 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 45. South wind around 7 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Snow level 5100 feet lowering to 4400 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind.

Tuesday

Rain and snow likely before noon, then rain. Snow level 4300 feet rising to 6000 feet in the afternoon. High near 46. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night

Rain. Low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday

Rain likely before 9am, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

Wednesday Night

Rain and snow likely before 3am, then a chance of snow. Snow level 4500 feet lowering to 3600 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Thursday

A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 41.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 48.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.