Helena Valley West Central, MT 7 Day Weather Forecast
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NWS Forecast for 5 Miles NNW Helena MT
National Weather Service Forecast for:
5 Miles NNW Helena MT
Issued by: National Weather Service Great Falls, MT |
Updated: 4:40 am MDT Oct 6, 2024 |
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Today
![Today: Widespread haze between 1pm and 2pm. Areas of smoke after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Today: Widespread haze between 1pm and 2pm. Areas of smoke after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.](/forecast/images/few.jpg) Sunny then Haze
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Tonight
![Tonight: Widespread haze between 2am and 3am. Areas of smoke before 2am, then areas of smoke after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind around 7 mph. Tonight: Widespread haze between 2am and 3am. Areas of smoke before 2am, then areas of smoke after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind around 7 mph.](/forecast/images/nfu.jpg) Areas Smoke then Haze
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Monday
![Monday: Widespread haze between 1pm and 2pm. Areas of smoke before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 75. Light south southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Monday: Widespread haze between 1pm and 2pm. Areas of smoke before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 75. Light south southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.](/forecast/images/fu.jpg) Areas Smoke then Haze
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Monday Night
![Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.](/forecast/images/nfew.jpg) Mostly Clear
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Tuesday
![Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.](/forecast/images/few.jpg) Sunny
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Tuesday Night
![Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.](/forecast/images/nfew.jpg) Mostly Clear
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Wednesday
![Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.](/forecast/images/sct.jpg) Mostly Sunny
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Wednesday Night
![Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.](/forecast/images/nbkn.jpg) Mostly Cloudy
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Thursday
![Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.](/forecast/images/bkn.jpg) Partly Sunny
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Hi 73 °F |
Lo 40 °F |
Hi 75 °F |
Lo 42 °F |
Hi 77 °F |
Lo 43 °F |
Hi 78 °F |
Lo 44 °F |
Hi 69 °F |
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Today
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Widespread haze between 1pm and 2pm. Areas of smoke after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. |
Tonight
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Widespread haze between 2am and 3am. Areas of smoke before 2am, then areas of smoke after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind around 7 mph. |
Monday
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Widespread haze between 1pm and 2pm. Areas of smoke before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 75. Light south southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. |
Monday Night
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Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. |
Tuesday
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Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. |
Tuesday Night
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Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight. |
Wednesday
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. |
Wednesday Night
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Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. |
Thursday
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Partly sunny, with a high near 69. |
Thursday Night
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A slight chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. |
Friday
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A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. |
Friday Night
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A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. |
Saturday
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A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS
for 5 Miles NNW Helena MT.
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Weather Forecast Discussion
077
FXUS65 KTFX 061130
AFDTFX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
530 AM MDT Sun Oct 6 2024
...Updated Aviation Section...
.SYNOPSIS...
Upper level ridging will keep us warm and dry through most of this
week, with temperatures closer to what you would expect in early
September instead of early October. A dry cold front will push
through Wednesday night or Thursday, bringing temperatures closer
to average to end the week.
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.DISCUSSION...
Key Points:
-Above average temperatures continue through most of the next
week
-No appreciable precipitation chances until the weekend
Short term (through Tuesday)... Expect warm and fairly tranquil
weather across North Central and Southwestern Montana today as
upper level ridging continues to build across the Western CONUS.
With this ridge in place, expect highs to feel more like early
September than early October, with highs in the mid 70s for most
lower elevation locations. Temperatures will continue to gradually
climb through Tuesday, with many locations seeing upper 70s to
low 80s by Tuesday afternoon. Aside from the unseasonable warmth,
the only other weather concern will be the return of some wildfire
smoke from fires in Idaho, with the worst of the smoke being in
Southwestern Montana.
Extended (Wednesday through next Sunday)... The extended term
does not look all that different from the short term, as upper
level ridging will continue to remain anchored over the Western
CONUS through the end of the week, though a weak surface cold
front will push through Wednesday night, bringing temperatures
down 5-10 degrees for Thursday, with additional cold air arriving
for Friday and Saturday as cooler air continues to work in from
the north.
In addition to cooler air continuing to work into the area on
Saturday, an approaching upper level trough from the Pacific will
bring some moisture to the area, bringing at least some moisture
to portions of the area. While it does not look significant, this
forecaster doubts that many here will complain about getting some
needed rainfall after a prolonged dry spell. Ludwig
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.AVIATION...
06/12Z TAF Period
VFR conditions will prevail at all terminals during this TAF period
excluding the KWYS, KBZN, KHLN, and KEKS terminals. There will be
light and variable winds at all terminals except for the KCTB
terminal with scattered to few high-level clouds due to an upper-
level ridge moving over the area. Smoke will intermittently reduce
visibility to MVFR levels at the KWYS, KEKS, KBZN, and KHLN
terminals during the middle of this TAF period. Smoke will also be
around the KGTF and KLWT terminals during the middle through the end
of this TAF period but reductions in visibility to MVFR levels are
not expected. Winds at the KCTB terminal will gust up to 18kts
during the middle of this TAF period. -IG
Refer to weather.gov/zlc for more detailed regional aviation
weather and hazard information.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GTF 76 46 79 46 / 0 0 0 0
CTB 71 40 74 41 / 0 0 0 0
HLN 76 42 78 45 / 0 0 0 0
BZN 73 38 77 39 / 0 0 0 0
WYS 65 26 68 27 / 0 0 0 0
DLN 73 38 74 40 / 0 0 0 0
HVR 71 41 76 43 / 0 0 0 0
LWT 72 43 76 46 / 0 0 0 0
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.TFX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&
$$
http://www.weather.gov/greatfalls
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