Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Current conditions at

Helena Regional Airport (KHLN)

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

Clear

52°F

11°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.06 in (1017.95 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Aug 05:00 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Helena MT

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 49 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 53 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Light south wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 78 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Light south southwest wind becoming west southwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Light south wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Light south southwest wind becoming west southwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Helena MT
 46.58°N 112.01°W (Elev. 4111 ft)
4:06 am MDT Aug 31, 2026
5am MDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm MDT Sep 6, 2026
 
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