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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Helena Regional Airport (KHLN)

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

Clear

50°F

10°C

Humidity 19%
Wind Speed W 26 MPH
Barometer 29.91 in (1012.87 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill43°F (6°C)
Last update 26 Feb 04:53 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

Helena MT

High Wind Warning February 26, 05:09pm until February 27, 11:00am
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High Wind Warning
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    High Wind Warning February 26, 05:09pm until February 27, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 24 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Light south southwest wind.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. South southwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 24 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Light and variable wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 54. Light south southwest wind.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Helena MT
 46.61°N 111.99°W (Elev. 3878 ft)
3:46 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
5pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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