Heat Continues Across the Southern Plains and Gulf Coast; Heavy Rainfall from the Tennessee Valley to Southeast on Friday

Hazardous heat will continue across the Southern Plains, Gulf Coast and Desert Southwest through the weekend. Additional heat will build into the Great Basin and Northern Plains this weekend. A stalled front is expected to bring periods of heavy to excessive rainfall and flooding from the Tennessee Valley to the Southeast U.S on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

HELENA (HRWM8)

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

NA

72°F

22°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed NNE 5 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 23 Jul 10:53 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles SE Craig MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke before 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
16 Miles SE Craig MT
 46.89°N 111.73°W (Elev. 6985 ft)
5:02 pm MDT Jul 23, 2026
11pm MDT Jul 23, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 30, 2026
 
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