Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Helena Regional Airport (KHLN)

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

Partly Cloudy

57°F

14°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed WSW 4 MPH
Barometer 29.93 in (1013.55 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Aug 01:15 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WNW Helena MT

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind around 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 50 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 9am.  Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Light south wind becoming southwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Light south wind becoming southwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles WNW Helena MT
 46.62°N 112.11°W (Elev. 4055 ft)
12:31 am MDT Aug 30, 2026
1am MDT Aug 30, 2026-6pm MDT Sep 5, 2026
 
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