Record Heat Remains in Place This Week; Precipitation and Windy Conditions in the Northwest

Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and spread across the central U.S. for the middle of the week. High temperatures will approach 90 from Texas to the Ohio Valley. A moist frontal system will bring lowland rain, high elevation mountain snow, and breezy winds to the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies through Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Fire Weather Watch in effect from March 25, 12:00 PM MDT until March 25, 09:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

Helena Regional Airport (KHLN)

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

Partly Cloudy

41°F

5°C

Humidity	44%
Wind Speed	S 4 MPH
Barometer	29.92 in (1013.21 mb)
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	38°F (3°C)
Last update	24 Mar 03:35 AM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Helena MT

Fire Weather Watch March 25, 12:00pm until March 25, 09:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Overnight
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 66 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 47 °F
Chance Rain
Wednesday
High: 62 °F
Chance Rain
Wednesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Snow
Thursday
High: 44 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 53 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Light southwest wind becoming west southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. South southwest wind 9 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of rain before 9pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.