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 (HRWM8)

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

NA

35°F

2°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed WNW 5 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill31°F (-1°C)
Last update 26 Feb 04:53 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles N Helena MT

High Wind Warning February 26, 05:57am until February 27, 11:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning February 26, 05:57am until February 27, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. South wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 18 to 23 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

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

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

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

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Light south southwest wind.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. South wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 18 to 23 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Light south southwest wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, 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)
3:36 am MST Feb 26, 2026
5am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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