Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

HELENA (HRWM8)

Lat: 46.73167°NLon: 112.01917°WElev: 3800.0ft.

10°F

-12°C

Humidity	70%
Wind Speed	NNE 13 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	2°F (-17°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	-5°F (-21°C)
Last update	17 Feb 09:53 PM MST

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles N Helena MT

Tonight
Low: -3 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Wednesday
High: 7 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Snow
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: -5 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday
High: 23 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 5 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Friday
High: 31 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Friday Night
Low: 6 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 34 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 9 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A slight chance of snow before 4am, then a slight chance of snow after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -15. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday

Snow likely, mainly between 11am and 3pm. Patchy blowing snow between 9am and 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly between midnight and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -15. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -5. Light and variable wind.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Light and variable wind.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Light and variable wind.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.