Observed 3:15 AM CDT at KCKM

Helena-West Helena, AR weather

Clear and 50°10°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 50°10°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-northeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 3 PM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable · up to 48°9° by 10 AM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (52°11° then, 50°10° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° today at 6 AM
Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 81°27° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM

TonightNear 55°13° · Clear
This morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 2 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3a	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	5%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	7%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	66%	5%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	71%	2%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	31%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	28%	4%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	26%	11%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	24%	13%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	25%	38%	2
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	29%	30%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	33%	4%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	8%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	53%	19%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	55%	18%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	57%	26%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	59%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	49%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	66%	49%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	22%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	17%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	9%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	3%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	32%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	36%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	58%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	48%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	32%	34%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	31%	65%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	28%	50%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	27%	49%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	29%	54%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	33%	75%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	36%	73%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	75%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	70%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	83%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	82%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	79%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	73%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	80%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 53°12°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 53. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 54°12°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 70°21° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 49°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 70°21° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 54°12°. Typical 69°21° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 55°13°. Typical 69°21° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 68°20° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 63°17°. Typical 68°20° / 47°8°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–82°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 47°8°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 67°19°. Typical 67°19° / 47°8°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  20% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 47°8°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 73°23°, low 63°17°. Typical 67°19° / 46°8°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 46°8°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 73–82°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MEG) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Mississippi River at Helena

2.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.3 ft

Forecast peak 9.2 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Tunica Mhoon Landing

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft

Forecast peak 0.8 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Coldwater River near Sarah

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.5 ft

Forecast peak -0.5 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Friars Point

10 mi

Level: 7.5 ft

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

This week 8Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Helena · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1897–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Helena-West Helena weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 11 min less
Golden hour: 5:42–6:32 PM; Morning 6:59–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:42 PM; Morning 6:50–6:59 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 3:42–6:50 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:33 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:33 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Helena-West Helena. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Helena-West Helena, AR weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mississippi River at Helena

Mississippi River at Tunica Mhoon Landing

Coldwater River near Sarah

Mississippi River at Friars Point

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Good

Moon