As of 04:51 MDT

Weather in Helena, ID

31°Current weather

Helena, Saturday, 17 October, 04:51

Overcast. Feels like 27°. High 58°, low 31°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind4 mph S
Humidity57%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point19°

Monthly outlook for Helena, ID: average high 45.6°, average low 27.2°. That is 3.1° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 5 days (about 1.4 inches), against a normal of 6 days and 1.5 inches. The warmest day looks like 20 October (61.9°), the coolest 30 October (14.1°).

45.6°/27.2°
Average high / low
+3.1°
Above normal
5 / 6
Wet days / normal
1.4 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
17 October – 26 October52.6°42.3°+5.7°
27 October – 5 November33.9°35.6°-0.9°
6 November – 15 Novemberat normal31.1°—

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).

Sun, 1856° / 23°0Clear
56 °Clear

Helena, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 56°, low 23°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind1.4 mph W
Humidity53%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point37°
Mon, 1961° / 42°0Overcast
61 °Overcast

Helena, Monday, 19 October

Overcast. High 61°, low 42°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind6.8 mph S
Humidity36%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point30°
Tue, 2062° / 36°0Overcast
62 °Overcast

Helena, Tuesday, 20 October

Overcast. High 62°, low 36°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind1.5 mph NW
Humidity47%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point36°
Wed, 2161° / 43°0Light rain
61 °Light rain

Helena, Wednesday, 21 October

Light rain. High 61°, low 43°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind4.3 mph S
Humidity45%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Thu, 2260° / 45°0.09Light rain
60 °Light rain

Helena, Thursday, 22 October

Light rain. High 60°, low 45°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind4.7 mph S
Humidity58%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Fri, 2341° / 27°0.54Snow
41 °Snow

Helena, Friday, 23 October

Snow. High 41°, low 27°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind7.4 mph N
Humidity63%
Visibility—
Dew point19°
Sat, 2444° / 26°0Light snow
44 °Light snow

Helena, Saturday, 24 October

Light snow. High 44°, low 26°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind6.6 mph N
Humidity57%
Visibility—
Dew point22°
Sun, 2541° / 27°0Overcast
41 °Overcast

Helena, Sunday, 25 October

Overcast. High 41°, low 27°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind9.5 mph S
Humidity60%
Visibility—
Dew point21°
Mon, 2642° / 27°0Partly cloudy
42 °Partly cloudy

Helena, Monday, 26 October

Partly cloudy. High 42°, low 27°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind6 mph S
Humidity41%
Visibility—
Dew point15°
Tue, 2733° / 20°0.18Snow
33 °Snow

Helena, Tuesday, 27 October

Snow. High 33°, low 20°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind6.7 mph N
Humidity92%
Visibility—
Dew point25°
Wed, 2837° / 18°0.02Light snow
37 °Light snow

Helena, Wednesday, 28 October

Light snow. High 37°, low 18°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind9.9 mph S
Humidity62%
Visibility—
Dew point18°
Thu, 2930° / 17°0.36Snow
30 °Snow

Helena, Thursday, 29 October

Snow. High 30°, low 17°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind6.5 mph SE
Humidity91%
Visibility—
Dew point26°
Fri, 3031° / 14°0Overcast
31 °Overcast

Helena, Friday, 30 October

Overcast. High 31°, low 14°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind3.8 mph W
Humidity73%
Visibility—
Dew point19°
Sat, 3133° / 19°0.2Snow
33 °Snow

Helena, Saturday, 31 October

Snow. High 33°, low 19°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind4.3 mph N
Humidity77%
Visibility—
Dew point23°
Sun, 0139° / 20°0Overcast
39 °Overcast

Helena, Sunday, 1 November

Overcast. High 39°, low 20°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind8.9 mph S
Humidity69%
Visibility—
Dew point23°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
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)
Sun, 1530° / 15°0.06Climate normal
30 °Climate normal

Helena, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high30°
Average low15°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high44° (1999)
Record low-4° (1964)

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.