Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Light Snow and Breezy

15°F

-9°C

Humidity	74%
Wind Speed	NW 24 G 39 mph
Barometer	30.02 in (1019.7 mb)
Dewpoint	8°F (-13°C)
Visibility	2.00 mi
Wind Chill	-4°F (-20°C)
Last update	21 Jan 4:53 pm CST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Henry SD

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 06:00pm until January 23, 03:00pm

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 05:36pm until January 21, 06:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 05:36pm until January 21, 06:00pm
NOW until 6:00pm Wed
Winter Weather Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 14 °F
Isolated Snow
Showers and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 2 °F
Isolated Snow
Showers and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 7 °F⇓
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -24 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -12 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -18 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 1 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -13 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Isolated snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 14. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Isolated snow showers. Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 2. Blustery, with a west wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Increasing clouds and cold, with a temperature falling to around -6 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -24. Wind chill values as low as -42. North northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -12. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph after midnight.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. South southeast wind around 7 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.