Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

HELENA (HRWM8)

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

72°F

22°C

Humidity	36%
Wind Speed	SE 15 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	44°F (7°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	29 Aug 04:53 PM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SE Canyon Creek MT

This Afternoon
High: 71 °F
Showers
Likely
Tonight
Low: 45 °F
Showers
Sunday
High: 63 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Sunny
and Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 42 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 77 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 82 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 50 °F
Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 77 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 71. West northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Low around 45. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Friday Night

A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.