Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Helena Regional Airport (KHLN)

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

Overcast

70°F

21°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed NW 8 MPH
Barometer 30.05 in (1017.61 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Aug 07:55 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Helena MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 57 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy smoke between 11pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light west southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Patchy smoke between 11pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Helena MT
 46.62°N 112.05°W (Elev. 3858 ft)
4:57 pm MDT Aug 22, 2026
8pm MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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