As of 11:42 MDT

Weather in Helena, ID

47°Current weather

Helena, Friday, 16 October, 11:42

Partly cloudy. Feels like 43°. High 61°, low 24°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind7.8 mph S
Humidity43%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point27°

Monthly outlook for Helena, ID: average high 48.7°, average low 32.1°. That is 4.5° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 5 days (about 0.6 inches), against a normal of 6 days and 1.5 inches. The warmest day looks like 21 October (64°), the coolest 16 October (24.4°).

48.7°/32.1°
Average high / low
+4.5°
Above normal
5 / 6
Wet days / normal
0.6 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
16 October – 25 October53.4°42.9°+5.8°
26 October – 4 November41°36.1°+2.7°
5 November – 14 Novemberat normal31.5°—

October records over 66 years

75.9°2 October 2010All-time high
-12.5°27 October 1970All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Devils Ladder (11 mi).

Sat, 1759° / 29°0Partly cloudy
59 °Partly cloudy

Helena, Saturday, 17 October

Partly cloudy. High 59°, low 29°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind7.5 mph S
Humidity39%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point32°
Sun, 1860° / 35°0Clear
60 °Clear

Helena, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 60°, low 35°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind1.4 mph W
Humidity54%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point38°
Mon, 1961° / 42°0Mostly clear
61 °Mostly clear

Helena, Monday, 19 October

Mostly clear. High 61°, low 42°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind7 mph S
Humidity37%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point31°
Tue, 2060° / 39°0Overcast
60 °Overcast

Helena, Tuesday, 20 October

Overcast. High 60°, low 39°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind3.8 mph N
Humidity54%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Wed, 2164° / 42°0.06Light rain
64 °Light rain

Helena, Wednesday, 21 October

Light rain. High 64°, low 42°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind4.8 mph SW
Humidity42%
Visibility—
Dew point36°
Thu, 2245° / 37°0.1Light rain
45 °Light rain

Helena, Thursday, 22 October

Light rain. High 45°, low 37°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind8.4 mph S
Humidity75%
Visibility—
Dew point36°
Fri, 2339° / 33°0.11Light rain
39 °Light rain

Helena, Friday, 23 October

Light rain. High 39°, low 33°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind4.4 mph NW
Humidity94%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Sat, 2437° / 30°0.01Light rain
37 °Light rain

Helena, Saturday, 24 October

Light rain. High 37°, low 30°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind6 mph N
Humidity73%
Visibility—
Dew point28°
Sun, 2547° / 28°0Clear
47 °Clear

Helena, Sunday, 25 October

Clear. High 47°, low 28°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind6.8 mph S
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point26°
Mon, 2647° / 30°0Partly cloudy
47 °Partly cloudy

Helena, Monday, 26 October

Partly cloudy. High 47°, low 30°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind7.1 mph N
Humidity57%
Visibility—
Dew point27°
Tue, 2749° / 27°0Clear
49 °Clear

Helena, Tuesday, 27 October

Clear. High 49°, low 27°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind4.4 mph NE
Humidity42%
Visibility—
Dew point21°
Wed, 2833° / 30°0.22Snow
33 °Snow

Helena, Wednesday, 28 October

Snow. High 33°, low 30°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind5.5 mph S
Humidity95%
Visibility—
Dew point30°
Thu, 2932° / 30°0.06Snow
32 °Snow

Helena, Thursday, 29 October

Snow. High 32°, low 30°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind7 mph N
Humidity96%
Visibility—
Dew point30°
Fri, 3039° / 28°0Overcast
39 °Overcast

Helena, Friday, 30 October

Overcast. High 39°, low 28°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind6.4 mph N
Humidity75%
Visibility—
Dew point27°
Sat, 3146° / 28°0Clear
46 °Clear

Helena, Saturday, 31 October

Clear. High 46°, low 28°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind7 mph S
Humidity52%
Visibility—
Dew point24°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sun, 0135° / 20°0.11Climate normal
35 °Climate normal

Helena, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high35°
Average low20°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation42%
Record high53° (1965)
Record low-2° (2004)
Mon, 0235° / 19°0.11Climate normal
35 °Climate normal

Helena, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high35°
Average low19°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation42%
Record high54° (1962)
Record low-10° (1991)
Tue, 0335° / 19°0.06Climate normal
35 °Climate normal

Helena, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high35°
Average low19°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high53° (1962)
Record low-12° (1973)
Wed, 0435° / 20°0.13Climate normal
35 °Climate normal

Helena, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high35°
Average low20°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation48%
Record high52° (1980)
Record low-1° (2017)
Thu, 0534° / 20°0.11Climate normal
34 °Climate normal

Helena, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high34°
Average low20°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation47%
Record high52° (1980)
Record low-11° (1971)
Fri, 0634° / 20°0.13Climate normal
34 °Climate normal

Helena, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high34°
Average low20°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation50%
Record high52° (1999)
Record low-10° (1971)
Sat, 0733° / 18°0.15Climate normal
33 °Climate normal

Helena, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high33°
Average low18°
Average precipitation0.15 in
Chance of precipitation50%
Record high52° (1999)
Record low-4° (1990)
Sun, 0832° / 17°0.11Climate normal
32 °Climate normal

Helena, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high32°
Average low17°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation47%
Record high52° (2016)
Record low-15° (1994)
Mon, 0931° / 17°0.13Climate normal
31 °Climate normal

Helena, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high31°
Average low17°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation52%
Record high51° (2016)
Record low0° (1960)
Tue, 1031° / 17°0.09Climate normal
31 °Climate normal

Helena, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high31°
Average low17°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation43%
Record high52° (2016)
Record low-10° (1986)
Wed, 1131° / 17°0.09Climate normal
31 °Climate normal

Helena, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high31°
Average low17°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation37%
Record high51° (2016)
Record low-3° (2000)
Thu, 1231° / 17°0.13Climate normal
31 °Climate normal

Helena, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high31°
Average low17°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation45%
Record high51° (1999)
Record low-10° (2000)
Fri, 1330° / 17°0.13Climate normal
30 °Climate normal

Helena, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high30°
Average low17°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation52%
Record high50° (1999)
Record low-10° (2000)
Sat, 1430° / 16°0.1Climate normal
30 °Climate normal

Helena, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high30°
Average low16°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation45%
Record high51° (1999)
Record low-13° (1982)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Helena, ID are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Helena, ID since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.