Helena is in for its warmest day of the week on Tuesday, September 1, with highs expected to climb into the 80s under partly to mostly sunny skies. Monday was already a pleasant one — abundant sunshine, dry conditions, and comfortable temperatures — and Tuesday builds on that before temperatures ease back later in the week.
A few isolated showers are possible Tuesday, but the day is expected to stay mostly dry. Forecasters describe conditions as warm and seasonal, a late-summer stretch that Helenans who have been waiting out August smoke and heat will likely welcome.
The warm spell comes as school is back in session across the Helena Public Schools district, putting kids back into classrooms and buses back on the roads. Temperatures in the 80s in early September are not unusual for the valley, but the combination of sunshine and manageable heat makes for a good transition week before fall patterns begin pushing in.