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

Helmville MT-200 MP 53.3 (MTHLM)

Lat: 46.96826°NLon: 112.97487°WElev: 4199.0ft.

NA

85°F

29°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed SW 7 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 22 Aug 02:15 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NW Lincoln MT

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Light west northwest wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Light west northwest wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles NW Lincoln MT
 47.02°N 112.81°W (Elev. 5965 ft)
2:01 pm MDT Aug 22, 2026
2pm MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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