Helena, AR Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (72342)
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This Date in Weather History
1912 - The longest dry spell of record in the U.S. commenced as Bagdad, CA, went 767 days without rain.
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Helena 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Friday Oct 3
Night: Clear, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Oct 4
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 63. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Oct 5
Day: Sunny. High near 89, with temperatures falling to around 86 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Oct 6
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Oct 7
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Oct 8
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Thursday Oct 9
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Friday Oct 10
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:59 AM
Sunset 6:45 PM
Last Light 7:10 PM
Moonset 3:00 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Thu's High Temperature
104 at Gila Bend, AZ
Fri's Low Temperature
25 at Angel Fire, NM
Weather Folklore
When the moon is darkest near the horizon, expect rain.
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About Helena, Arkansas
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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