Back-to-Back Winter Storms Across the North-Central U.S.; Severe Weather Threat in the Midwest

A late-season winter storm continues to bring heavy snow, significant sleet, and disruptive icing to the Upper Midwest and western Great Lakes into the morning; and will be followed by another storm. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Midwest to the lower Great Lakes through tonight, before bringing a round of freezing rain and sleet Friday morning across northern New England. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watonga, Watonga Airport (KJWG)

Lat: 35.86°NLon: 98.42°WElev: 1549ft.

Fair

68°F

20°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed S 10 mph
Barometer 29.76 in
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 2 Apr 11:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SW Ames OK

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of sprinkles.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 26 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 82 °F

    Windy. Mostly
    Cloudy then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 45 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of sprinkles. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 26 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Windy.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Windy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SW Ames OK
 36.2°N 98.23°W
1:27 pm CDT Apr 2, 2026
11pm CDT Apr 2, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 9, 2026
 
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