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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

Essex, MT
Friday, July 3 at 9:58 PM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
46%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
11:39 PM
Sunset
3:38 PM
Essex, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEssex, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 76°
Essex, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 3
    Overcast
    71°54°
  2. Saturday
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    76°55°+5°
  3. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    78°54°+2°
  4. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    30%
    82°49°+4°
  5. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    30%
    81°53°-1°
  6. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    85°59°+4°
  7. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    76°50°-9°
Essex, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
173° · veering 76°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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 7 · pk 18 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 248SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 76° from the s.
Essex, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
883.4
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 26.09 inHg
Now
883.4
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 879885
870875880885890-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW885.4878.5884.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Essex, MT
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5Good
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

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
Essex, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
87.3mi
UNLIMITED
106 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
03:58 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
03:58 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 · Friday, July 3
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:58 AM
Sunrise
11:39 PM
Daylight
15h 59m
Sunset
3:38 PM
Civil dusk
10:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Essex, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 PM
Moonset
10:34 AM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Essex, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

weather
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Fri71°54°2%
  2. Sat76°55°1%
  3. Sun78°54°0%
  4. Mon82°49°30%
  5. Tue81°53°30%
  6. Wed85°59°5%
  7. Thu76°50°5%
  8. Fri80°50°2%
  9. Sat84°52°2%
  10. Sun96°57°3%
  11. Mon98°67°6%
  12. Tue95°66°5%
  13. Wed83°61°7%
  14. Thu80°51°12%
  15. Fri83°52°13%
  16. 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

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.