Essex, Montana Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Essex weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 3Overcast——71°54°—
- SaturdayJul 4Overcast——76°55°+5°
- SundayJul 5Overcast——78°54°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast30%—82°49°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast30%—81°53°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——85°59°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——76°50°-9°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).








































If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 10:34 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Monsoon storms drench the south
Essex at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 63°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: June 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 59916
16-Day Forecast — Essex
- Fri71°54°2%
- Sat76°55°1%
- Sun78°54°0%
- Mon82°49°30%
- Tue81°53°30%
- Wed85°59°5%
- Thu76°50°5%
- Fri80°50°2%
- Sat84°52°2%
- Sun96°57°3%
- Mon98°67°6%
- Tue95°66°5%
- Wed83°61°7%
- Thu80°51°12%
- Fri83°52°13%
- Sat91°56°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
ZIP codes in Essex
- 59916