Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Severe Storms in the Ohio Valley

Strong winds and low humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the Southern Plains on Thursday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast in the Ohio Valley late Thursday into Friday morning, with the strongest storms capable of producing very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. Read More >

Current conditions at

HELENA (HRWM8)

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

NA

42°F

6°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed SSW 3 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 26 Mar 12:53 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

14 Miles SSE Wolf Creek MT

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Light west southwest wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Light west southwest wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Monday
A slight chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Monday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
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Point Forecast:
14 Miles SSE Wolf Creek MT
 46.83°N 111.93°W (Elev. 3540 ft)
12:32 am MDT Mar 26, 2026
1am MDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 1, 2026
 
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