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Current conditions at

Helena Regional Airport (KHLN)

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

Clear

70°F

21°C

Humidity 43%
Wind Speed NE 8 MPH
Barometer 30.11 in (1019.64 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 06 Aug 10:55 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NW Helena MT

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Light west southwest wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then T-storms
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 9pm and midnight, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 48 °F

    T-storms
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 71 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight.
Thursday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Light west southwest wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 9pm and midnight, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NW Helena MT
 46.64°N 112.12°W (Elev. 4042 ft)
Last Update:
10:10 am MDT Aug 6, 2025
Forecast Valid:
11am MDT Aug 6, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 12, 2025
 
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