Tracking Late Season Winter Storms; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

Heavy snow and high winds continue in the Great Lakes and Northeast. A moderate atmospheric river will continue to bring heavy precipitation to the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies. A major winter storm will develop across the northern High Plains tonight into Saturday and rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Above-average temperatures expected in the Southwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown International Airport (KART)

Lat: 43.99°NLon: 76.02°WElev: 325ft.

Light Snow

36°F

2°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed S 14 G 31 mph
Barometer 29.76 in (1008.3 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 13 Mar 2:56 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Ellisburg NY

Winter Storm Warning March 13, 03:10pm until March 14, 02:00pm
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Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning March 13, 03:10pm until March 14, 02:00pm

    NOW until 2:00pm Sat

    Winter Storm Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 37 °F

    Rain/Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 3am.  Low around 28. Breezy, with a southeast wind 20 to 24 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 28 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow showers likely, mainly before noon.  Areas of blowing snow between 10am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 34 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow before 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 45 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of showers after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a southeast wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 37 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers, mainly after 2pm.  High near 58. Breezy, with a southeast wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 58 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Rain and snow showers before 2am, then a chance of snow showers.  Low around 20. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow showers, possibly mixed with rain before 4pm, then snow showers between 4pm and 5pm, then snow showers, possibly mixed with rain after 5pm. High near 37. South wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Snow showers, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 3am. Low around 28. Breezy, with a southeast wind 20 to 24 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saturday
Snow showers likely, mainly before noon. Areas of blowing snow between 10am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday
A chance of snow before 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a southeast wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
Showers, mainly after 2pm. High near 58. Breezy, with a southeast wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
Rain and snow showers before 2am, then a chance of snow showers. Low around 20. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Breezy.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles NW Ellisburg NY
 43.77°N 76.17°W (Elev. 381 ft)
2:22 pm EDT Mar 13, 2026
3pm EDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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