Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

24°F

-4°C

Humidity	88%
Wind Speed	WNW 0 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	23 Mar 03:00 AM MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNW Essex MT

Overnight
Low: 26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 52 °F
Becoming
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 34 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tuesday
High: 49 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Rain
Tuesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Rain
Wednesday
High: 46 °F
Rain Likely
then Chance
Rain/Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely then
Snow Likely
Thursday
High: 40 °F
Snow Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 21 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Calm wind.

Monday

Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind.

Monday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 34. Calm wind.

Tuesday

A chance of rain before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow between 9am and noon, then rain after noon. Snow level 4700 feet rising to 5900 feet in the afternoon. High near 49. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night

Rain. Low around 37. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday

Rain likely before noon, then a chance of rain and snow. Snow level 6100 feet lowering to 4300 feet in the afternoon . Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night

Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 48.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 57.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 32.