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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Helena Regional Airport (KHLN)

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

Clear

39°F

4°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed W 16 MPH
Barometer 29.88 in (1011.85 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 25 Feb 07:20 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

Helena MT

High Wind Warning February 26, 12:00am until February 27, 11:00am
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High Wind Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 28.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Helena MT
 46.58°N 112.04°W (Elev. 4413 ft)
5:47 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
7pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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