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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Helena Regional Airport (KHLN)

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

Clear

75°F

24°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed ESE 3 MPH
Barometer 29.68 in (1005.08 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 13 May 12:05 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Helena MT

High Wind Watch May 14, 12:00am until May 14, 06:00pm
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High Wind Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. South wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 88 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Windy, with a west wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Light west wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 9am and 3pm, then a chance of rain showers after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. South wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Windy, with a west wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Light west wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
A chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 9am and 3pm, then a chance of rain showers after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain before 3am, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Monday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Helena MT
 46.58°N 112.01°W (Elev. 4111 ft)
Last Update:
10:42 am MDT May 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm MDT May 13, 2026-6pm MDT May 19, 2026
 
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