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

52°F

11°C

Humidity 10%
Wind Speed WSW 14 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint -1°F (-18°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 26 Feb 04:00 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles NE East Helena MT

High Wind Warning February 26, 05:24pm until February 27, 11:00am
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High Wind Warning
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    High Wind Warning February 26, 05:24pm until February 27, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. South southwest wind 15 to 21 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Light south wind.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 55. South wind around 6 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. South southwest wind 15 to 21 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Light south wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 55. South wind around 6 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
11 Miles NE East Helena MT
 46.71°N 111.79°W (Elev. 4304 ft)
3:46 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
5pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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