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

51°F

11°C

Humidity 20%
Wind Speed WSW 14 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 26 Feb 01:53 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

14 Miles NNE Helena MT

High Wind Warning February 26, 02:37pm until February 27, 11:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning February 26, 02:37pm until February 27, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 23 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 23 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
14 Miles NNE Helena MT
 46.81°N 111.9°W (Elev. 3950 ft)
12:01 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
2pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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