Helena, AR Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Dense Fog Advisory

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

Cloudy with Fog 65°F
Feels Like 65°F  
Humidity 96% Dew Point 64°F Wind SSE 3 MPH Gusts 5 Barometer N/A
Solar Rad 32 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 5.4 miles ENE of central Helena
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuNov 20
Thu Nov 20: Thunderstorms, High 77F, Low 64F
60%
77
64
FriNov 21
Fri Nov 21: Thunderstorms, High 75F, Low 61F
60%
75
61
SatNov 22
Sat Nov 22: Mostly Sunny, High 72F, Low 50F
72
50
SunNov 23
Sun Nov 23: Mostly Sunny, High 69F, Low 54F
69
54
MonNov 24
Mon Nov 24: Thunderstorms, High 69F, Low 57F
60%
69
57
TueNov 25
Tue Nov 25: Showers, High 67F, Low 49F
30%
67
49
WedNov 26
Wed Nov 26: Showers, High 60F
20%
60
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Cooling trend continues with high temperatures dropping from 77°F to 60°F. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 6 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 8°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 62°F with lows around 42°F.

This Date in Weather History

1979 - A blizzard struck Cheyenne, WY, producing a record 19.8 inches of snow in 24 hours, and a record total of 25.6 inches in forty hours. Strong winds created huge drifts stopping all transportation.

More on this and other weather history

Helena, AR 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Nov 20

Thunderstorms

Day: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Areas of dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Showers

Night: A slight chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 64. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Nov 21

Thunderstorms

Day: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thunderstorms

Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Saturday Nov 22

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday Nov 23

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph.

Thunderstorms

Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Nov 24

Thunderstorms

Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thunderstorms

Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Nov 25

Showers

Day: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 67.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Wednesday Nov 26

Showers

Day: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.


About Helena, AR

Helena is the eastern portion of Helena–West Helena, Arkansas, a city in Phillips County, Arkansas, located on the west bank of the Mississippi River. It was founded in 1833 by Nicholas Rightor and is named after the daughter of Sylvanus Phillips, an early settler of Phillips County and the namesake of Phillips County. As of the 2000 census, this portion of the city population was 6,323. Helena was the county seat of Phillips County until January 1, 2006, when it merged its government and city limits with neighboring West Helena. During the American Civil War, the Battle of Helena was fought July 4, 1863. Helena is the birthplace of many notable people including prominent African Americans and Arkansas' former senior United States senator, Blanche Lincoln. Helena is home to the longest running daily radio program in the U.S., King Biscuit Time. Citizens of Helena incorporated the Arkansas Midland Railroad in 1853, intending it to be a fairly straight ”air-line railroad” running west from Helena to Little Rock, Arkansas, about 115 miles. However actual trackage was not completed until 1872, and only ran to Clarendon, Arkansas, about 48 miles. This line later became part of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway in 1910, but was all abandoned by 1979. From 1906 to 1946, Helena was a terminal point on the former Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad, which provided passenger and freight service to Joplin, Missouri. After a loss of rail service in early 2015, a successful effort was launched by the Helena-West Helena/Phillips County Port Authority to have freight service restored. The service was restored on October 1, 2015, and two new freight customers were quickly gained.

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