HLN Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Helena Regional Airport, Helena, MT · KHLN

Current weather at Helena Regional Airport in Helena, MT (IATA HLN, ICAO KHLN): the latest observation puts the airport in LIFR (low instrument flight rules) conditions, wind calm. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

HLN airport info HLN NOTAMs

Current conditions (METAR)

LIFRObserved at 12:53Z on Nov 5, 37 minutes ago

Wind: calm.
Visibility: 1/4 mile.
Weather: freezing fog.
Clouds: sky obscured at 100 ft, sky obscured, vertical visibility 1 ft; the ceiling is 1 ft above the ground.
Temperature: -4°C (24°F), dew point -4°C (24°F).
Altimeter: 30.09 inHg (1019 hPa).

METAR KHLN 051253Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FZFG VV001 M04/M04 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP233 T10441044 $

Runway winds

The wind is calm: no headwind or crosswind on any runway.

Runway	Heading (true)	Headwind	Crosswind	Length
05	066°	–	–	4,644 ft
23	246°	–	–	4,644 ft
09	103°	–	–	9,000 ft
27	283°	–	–	9,000 ft
10	103°	–	–	1,584 ft
28	283°	–	–	1,584 ft
17	179°	–	–	2,989 ft
35	359°	–	–	2,989 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 12:53Z, valid Nov 5 13:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KHLN 051253Z 0513/0612 VRB06KT 1SM BR SCT001 TEMPO 0513/0515 1/4SM FZFG BKN001 FM051600 VRB06KT P6SM SCT200 FM052200 24009KT P6SM BKN090 FM060600 22009KT P6SM FEW200

Nov 5 13:00Z to 16:00Z
Wind variable at 6 kt; visibility 1 mile; mist; scattered clouds at 100 ft.
Temporarily, Nov 5 13:00Z to 15:00Z
Visibility 1/4 mile; freezing fog; broken clouds at 100 ft.
From Nov 5 16:00Z (until 22:00Z)
Wind variable at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 20,000 ft.
From Nov 5 22:00Z (until Nov 6 06:00Z)
Wind 240° at 9 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 9,000 ft.
From Nov 6 06:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 220° at 9 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 20,000 ft.

Airport diagram

Official FAA PDF (effective Oct 29 to Nov 26)

FAA airport diagram, cycle 2611, effective Oct 29 to Nov 26, 2026. Reference only, not for navigation.

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.