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Helena, Oklahoma Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Helena weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Helena, OK
Sunday, July 5 at 4:24 PM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
41%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
1:20 AM
Sunset
3:54 PM
Helena, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHelena, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 96°
Helena, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    18%
    92°66°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    96°73°+4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    96°72°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    105°73°+9°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    108°82°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    105°83°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    107°75°+2°
Helena, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
079° · backing 131°
Direction
E
079°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 26 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1712SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the e-bound air across the harbor.
Helena, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.9
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.52 inHg
Now
965.9
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
+3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962967
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW967.2961.9966.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Helena, OK
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+15 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 11 PM

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
10.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
5.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 63

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Helena, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
92.6mi
UNLIMITED
127 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:24 UTC · Helena, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:24 UTC · Helena, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Helena, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Helena, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Helena, OK
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:51 AM
Sunrise
1:20 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
3:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Helena, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:49 PM
Moonset
11:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Helena, OK
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Helena at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 73741

16-Day Forecast — Helena

  1. Sun92°66°18%
  2. Mon96°74°1%
  3. Tue96°72°2%
  4. Wed105°73°4%
  5. Thu108°82°15%
  6. Fri105°83°25%
  7. Sat107°75°19%
  8. Sun101°74°5%
  9. Mon107°78°4%
  10. Tue111°78°2%
  11. Wed118°87°3%
  12. Thu122°90°19%
  13. Fri98°83°23%
  14. Sat96°74°26%
  15. Sun96°71°23%
  16. Mon98°71°19%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Helena

  • 73741

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.