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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

HELENA (HRWM8)

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

NA

44°F

7°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed W 13 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill38°F (3°C)
Last update 25 Feb 05:53 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles N Helena MT

High Wind Warning February 26, 12:00am until February 27, 11:00am
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High Wind Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West southwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of rain before 8pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 8pm and 11pm, then a slight chance of snow after 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 28 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    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: Sunny, with a high near 52. Light west wind.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West southwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain before 8pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 8pm and 11pm, then a slight chance of snow after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Light west wind.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 25.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles N Helena MT
 46.71°N 112.01°W (Elev. 3780 ft)
5:47 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
6pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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