Helena, AR Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (72342)
Feels Like 64°F
Current Weather
Feels Like 64°F
Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1988 - Unseasonably cool weather prevailed across the north central and northeastern U.S. Thirty cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Saint Joseph MO with a reading of 38 degrees. A low of 44 degrees at Indianapolis IN was their coolest reading of record for so early in the season. The mercury dipped to 31 degrees at Hibbing MN and Philips WI.
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Helena 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Saturday Sep 6
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. North northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Sep 7
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday Sep 8
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tuesday Sep 9
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Wednesday Sep 10
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Thursday Sep 11
Day: Sunny, with a high near 94.
Night: Clear, with a low around 65.
Friday Sep 12
Day: Sunny, with a high near 94.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:40 AM
Sunset 7:23 PM
Last Light 7:49 PM
Moonset 5:14 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Fri's High Temperature
111 at Death Valley, CA
Sat's Low Temperature
23 at 16 Miles West Of Redfeather Lakes, CO
Weather Folklore
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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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