Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Helena Regional Airport (KHLN)

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

Clear

50°F

10°C

Humidity 21%
Wind Speed W 26 MPH
Barometer 29.9 in (1012.53 mb)
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill43°F (6°C)
Last update 26 Feb 04:35 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

Helena MT

High Wind Warning February 26, 04:54pm until February 27, 11:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning February 26, 04:54pm until February 27, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 32 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing dust before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a south wind 22 to 28 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Light and variable wind.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing dust before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a south wind 22 to 28 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Light and variable wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Thursday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 45.
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Point Forecast:
Helena MT
 46.58°N 112.07°W (Elev. 4764 ft)
3:46 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
4pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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