Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

HELENA (HRWM8)

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

NA

65°F

18°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed NE 4 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 22 Aug 10:53 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles SE Craig MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 69. South southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy smoke between 9pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 69. South southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy smoke between 9pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
16 Miles SE Craig MT
 46.89°N 111.73°W (Elev. 6985 ft)
10:36 pm MDT Aug 22, 2026
11pm MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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