Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Helena Regional Airport (KHLN)

Lat: 46.60445°NLon: 111.9892°WElev: 3874.0ft.

Clear

72°F

22°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed WNW 3 MPH
Barometer 30.23 in (1023.71 mb)
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 21 Aug 09:53 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles WSW Helena MT

  • Today

    Today: Patchy smoke between 1pm and 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3am and 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 62 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 83 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: 59 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke between 1pm and 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles WSW Helena MT
 46.53°N 112.16°W (Elev. 5725 ft)
4:31 am MDT Aug 21, 2026
10am MDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 27, 2026
 
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