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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

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

unknown precip

35°F

2°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed NW 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 07 Mar 12:16 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNW Essex MT

High Wind Warning March 8, 12:00pm until March 9, 12:00pm
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High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Rain and snow. Snow level 4200 feet. Low around 32. Light south southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 32 °F

    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain and snow likely, becoming all rain after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 45 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Rain Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West southwest wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 38 °F

    Rain Likely
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain. High near 45. West southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 45 °F

    Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain before 8pm, then rain and snow between 8pm and 11pm, then snow likely after 11pm. Low around 25. West southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 25 °F

    Rain/Snow
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow. High near 34. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 34 °F

    Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Snow. Low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 20 °F

    Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Rain and snow. Snow level 4200 feet. Low around 32. Light south southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday
Rain and snow likely, becoming all rain after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West southwest wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain. High near 45. West southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain before 8pm, then rain and snow between 8pm and 11pm, then snow likely after 11pm. Low around 25. West southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Monday
Snow. High near 34. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Monday Night
Snow. Low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday
Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Tuesday Night
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.
Wednesday Night
Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 30.
Thursday
Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Snow. Cloudy, with a low around 25.
Friday
Snow. Cloudy, with a high near 39.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NNW Essex MT
 48.32°N 113.64°W (Elev. 3717 ft)
Last Update:
11:21 pm MST Mar 6, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am MST Mar 7, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 13, 2026
 
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