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 VALLEY (HVMT)

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

NA

85°F

29°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed SE 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 22 Aug 04:00 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles NNE East Helena MT

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 57 °F

    Chance
    T-storms 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 8 to 13 mph in the morning. 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: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers. 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:
9 Miles NNE East Helena MT
 46.71°N 111.82°W (Elev. 3917 ft)
12:31 pm MDT Aug 22, 2026
4pm MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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