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 39%
Wind Speed SW 11 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 07:53 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

14 Miles NNE Helena MT

High Wind Warning February 26, 08:57am until February 27, 11:00am
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High Wind Warning
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    High Wind Warning February 26, 08:57am until February 27, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
14 Miles NNE Helena MT
 46.81°N 111.9°W (Elev. 3950 ft)
3:36 am MST Feb 26, 2026
8am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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