Record Heat Remains in Place This Week; Precipitation and Windy Conditions in the Northwest

Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and spread across the central U.S. for the middle of the week. High temperatures will approach 90 from Texas to the Ohio Valley. A moist frontal system will bring lowland rain, high elevation mountain snow, and breezy winds to the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies through Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Fire Weather Watch in effect from March 25, 12:00 PM MDT until March 25, 09:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

HELENA VALLEY (HVMT)

Lat: 46.67917°NLon: 111.98333°WElev: 3673.0ft.

52°F

11°C

Humidity	19%
Wind Speed	W 1 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	12°F (-11°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	23 Mar 08:00 PM MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNW Helena MT

Fire Weather Watch March 25, 12:00pm until March 25, 09:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Tonight
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 63 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 45 °F
Chance Rain
then Mostly
Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 58 °F
Slight Chance
Rain
Wednesday Night
Low: 29 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Snow
Thursday
High: 43 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 22 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 53 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 27 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Light west wind.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Light west southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of rain before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.