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Essex, Montana Weather

Paintbrush crowns the ridges. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Essex weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Essex, MT
Monday, June 15 at 5:56 AM
51
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
46°
Humidity
45%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
11:32 PM
Sunset
3:36 PM
Essex, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEssex, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 50°H 76°
Essex, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    76°49°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    76°55°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Light Showers
    26%
    0.02″
    69°45°-7°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    26%
    71°43°+2°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    75°46°+4°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    76°48°+1°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    74°51°-2°
Essex, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · backing 12°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
8
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 8 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 197SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Essex, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
885.1
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 26.14 inHg
Now
885.1
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-5.6
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 884891
880885890895-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW890.6884.0884.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Essex, MT
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-13 in 6h

AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Essex, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
76%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
89.7mi
UNLIMITED
120 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
11:56 UTC · Essex, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
11:56 UTC · Essex, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Essex, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Essex, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Essex, MT
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:52 AM
Sunrise
11:32 PM
Daylight
16h 04m
Sunset
3:36 PM
Civil dusk
10:19 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Essex, MT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
5:29 AM
Moonset
10:09 PM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Essex, MT
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Paintbrush crowns the ridges

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Essex at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Essex

  1. Mon76°49°4%
  2. Tue76°55°9%
  3. Wed69°45°26%
  4. Thu71°43°26%
  5. Fri75°46°1%
  6. Sat76°48°21%
  7. Sun74°51°28%
  8. Mon73°41°24%
  9. Tue77°45°12%
  10. Wed73°50°8%
  11. Thu61°43°23%
  12. Fri68°44°28%
  13. Sat78°48°30%
  14. Sun80°52°26%
  15. Mon85°56°26%
  16. Tue86°58°46%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 15, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Essex

  • 59916

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.