Helena Valley Southeast, Montana Weather
Helena Valley Southeast, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Helena Valley Southeast, Lewis and Clark County.
Full aviation weather for Helena Valley Southeast is published on the Helena Regional Airport (KHLN) page, 5 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 2 airfields within reach of Helena Valley Southeast have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Helena Valley Southeast: Townsend Airport (K8U8) 46 km
Conditions reported at KHLN describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Helena Valley Southeast specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Helena Valley Southeast.
About Helena Valley Southeast, Montana
Helena Valley Southeast unfolds as a broad, sun-drenched canvas where the sky seems to stretch into forever, a characteristic of Montana's expansive horizons. It lies 5.7 miles east-north-east of Helena, MT (from Helena, MT: bearing 78°T), and is situated 7.7 miles east-south-east of Helena Valley West Central. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, cradle pockets of fertile land, their slopes often dusted with the tawny hues of wild grasses or the deeper greens of cultivated fields. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a vibrant shimmer in the breeze, line the occasional creek beds, offering dappled shade in the long, warm afternoons. The air here, especially as the day begins to wane, carries a crisp, clean scent, a blend of dry earth and distant pine, a perfume that speaks of wide-open spaces and a connection to the natural world. Small ranches, their weathered barns and sturdy fences dotting the landscape, suggest a life lived in harmony with the land, a quiet persistence against the vastness. The history of Helena Valley Southeast is deeply intertwined with the quest for precious metals that drew settlers to this rugged territory. While the boomtown days of gold and silver have largely faded, the legacy of those early prospectors and ranchers still echoes in the resilient spirit of the people. The local economy, though diversified, retains a strong agricultural underpinning, with cattle ranching and hay production forming the backbone of many livelihoods, a continuation of traditions passed down through generations. The nearby presence of the state capital, Helena, also lends a certain dynamism, providing access to services and a broader market, yet Helena Valley Southeast itself maintains a distinct, unhurried character. It’s a place where the vastness of the landscape encourages contemplation, where the quiet hum of agricultural machinery is a familiar soundtrack, and where the deep, resonant silence of the evenings is broken only by the distant call of an owl or the lowing of cattle.
Live animated radar for Helena Valley Southeast and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Helena Valley Southeast, Lewis and Clark County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 46.609527°N, 111.919465°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59635 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Helena Valley Southeast, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Helena Valley Southeast, Montana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Helena Valley Southeast includes coordinates 46.609527°N, 111.919465°W, situated in Lewis and Clark County. ZIP code 59635. Telephone area code: 406. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
