Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Helena Regional Airport (KHLN)

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

Clear

41°F

5°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.27 in (1025.06 mb)
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 04 Oct 07:35 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

East Helena MT

  • Today

    Today: Patchy smoke before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph.
Monday
Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Saturday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
East Helena MT
 46.59°N 111.92°W (Elev. 3891 ft)
4:36 am MDT Oct 4, 2026
7am MDT Oct 4, 2026-6pm MDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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