Extreme Heat and Excessive Rainfall Today

Dangerous and extreme heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest U.S. will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms will produce heavy to excessive rainfall with significant flash flooding across portions of southern New England. Read More >

Current conditions at

Helena Regional Airport (KHLN)

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

Clear

66°F

19°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed W 8 MPH
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.58 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Jul 03:35 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NE Elliston MT

Fire Weather Watch August 1, 02:00pm until August 2, 09:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy smoke before 10am, then patchy smoke after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm.  Patchy smoke. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 57 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Patchy smoke before 10am, then patchy smoke after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm. Patchy smoke. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 46.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles NE Elliston MT
 46.62°N 112.3°W (Elev. 5968 ft)
12:31 am MDT Jul 30, 2026
3am MDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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