Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

HELENA VALLEY (HVMT)

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

NA

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed S 4 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 26 Feb 07:00 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles NE East Helena MT

High Wind Warning February 26, 08:01am until February 27, 11:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning February 26, 08:01am until February 27, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. South southeast wind 10 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind around 6 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 51 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Light south wind.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. South southeast wind 10 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Light south wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
11 Miles NE East Helena MT
 46.71°N 111.79°W (Elev. 4304 ft)
3:36 am MST Feb 26, 2026
8am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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