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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Fire Weather Watch in effect from October 9, 12:00 PM MDT until October 9, 06:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

Helena Regional Airport (KHLN)

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

Clear

70°F

21°C

Humidity	26%
Wind Speed	ENE 4 MPH
Barometer	30.13 in (1020.32 mb)
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	07 Oct 02:20 PM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Helena MT

Fire Weather Watch October 9, 12:00pm until October 9, 06:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

This Afternoon
High: 77 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 77 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 80 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 44 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 56 °F
Rain Likely
Saturday Night
Low: 26 °F
Rain/Snow
Sunday
High: 37 °F
Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Saturday

Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Light northwest wind becoming north 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night

Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Sunday

Snow, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 37.

Sunday Night

A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 25.

Columbus Day

A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.