Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

FIVE CENT (WEFC1)

Lat: 40.75365°NLon: 122.93214°WElev: 2602.0ft.

NA

74°F

23°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed S 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 29 Aug 11:20 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NW Helena CA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 13 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  in the afternoon.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 56. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 56 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind around 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 13 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 56. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind around 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday
A chance of rain and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain. Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Friday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NW Helena CA
 40.83°N 123.2°W (Elev. 4846 ft)
11:02 am PDT Aug 29, 2026
12pm PDT Aug 29, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 4, 2026
 
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