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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

HELENA (HRWM8)

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

NA

44°F

7°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed W 13 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill38°F (3°C)
Last update 25 Feb 05:53 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

18 Miles SSE Craig MT

High Wind Warning February 26, 12:00am until February 27, 11:00am
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High Wind Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a southwest wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West northwest wind around 8 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 36 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind around 7 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a southwest wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West northwest wind around 8 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind around 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 27.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
18 Miles SSE Craig MT
 46.86°N 111.75°W (Elev. 6558 ft)
5:47 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
6pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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