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Heat Continues Across the Southern Plains and Gulf Coast; Heavy Rainfall from the Tennessee Valley to Southeast on Friday

Hazardous heat will continue across the Southern Plains, Gulf Coast and Desert Southwest through the weekend. Additional heat will build into the Great Basin and Northern Plains this weekend. A stalled front is expected to bring periods of heavy to excessive rainfall and flooding from the Tennessee Valley to the Southeast U.S on Friday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Helena Regional Airport (KHLN)

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

Partly Cloudy

70°F

21°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed SE 3 MPH
Barometer 30.04 in (1017.27 mb)
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 24 Jul 12:53 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

East Helena MT

Heat Advisory July 24, 12:00pm until July 26, 09:00pm
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Heat Advisory

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 3pm. Patchy smoke before 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 96 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy smoke after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Patchy smoke before 7am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Light south southeast wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 60 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 3pm. Patchy smoke before 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Patchy smoke after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Patchy smoke before 7am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Light south southeast wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
East Helena MT
 46.6°N 111.89°W (Elev. 3894 ft)
Last Update:
12:31 am MDT Jul 24, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am MDT Jul 24, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 30, 2026
 
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