Record Heat Remains in Place This Week; Precipitation and Windy Conditions in the Northwest

Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and spread across the central U.S. for the middle of the week. High temperatures will approach 90 from Texas to the Ohio Valley. A moist frontal system will bring lowland rain, high elevation mountain snow, and breezy winds to the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies through Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Fire Weather Watch in effect from March 25, 12:00 PM MDT until March 25, 09:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

HELENA (HRWM8)

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

43°F

6°C

Humidity	41%
Wind Speed	SSE 2 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	23 Mar 10:53 PM MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles N Helena MT

Fire Weather Watch March 25, 12:00pm until March 25, 09:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Tonight
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 67 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 43 °F
Chance Rain
Wednesday
High: 62 °F
Chance Rain
Wednesday Night
Low: 27 °F
Slight Chance
Rain then
Chance
Rain/Snow
Thursday
High: 47 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 56 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of rain before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow between midnight and 3am, then a chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.