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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Helena Regional Airport (KHLN)

Lat: 46.60445°NLon: 111.9892°WElev: 3874.0ft.

Partly Cloudy

55°F

13°C

Humidity 50%
Wind Speed ESE 8 MPH
Barometer 29.9 in (1012.53 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 13 May 06:53 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Helena MT

High Wind Watch May 14, 12:00am until May 14, 06:00pm
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High Wind Watch

  • Today

    Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. High near 88. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming southwest 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 88 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then T-storms
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Windy, with a west southwest wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Light and variable wind becoming west 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 9am and noon, then a chance of rain showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. High near 88. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming southwest 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Windy, with a west southwest wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Light and variable wind becoming west 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
A chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 9am and noon, then a chance of rain showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain before 3am, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Helena MT
 46.61°N 111.99°W (Elev. 3878 ft)
Last Update:
4:47 am MDT May 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am MDT May 13, 2026-6pm MDT May 19, 2026
 
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