Strong Atmospheric River Bringing Heavy Rain to the Pacific Northwest; Areas of Snow in the North-Central and Eastern U.S.

A strong atmospheric river will bring prolonged heavy rainfall along with gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest through much of this week. The heavy rainfall may lead to widespread urban and river flooding. Accumulating snow is expected over parts of the central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic today as well as the Upper Midwest and the Upper Great Lakes this evening into Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Fog/Mist

23°F

-5°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	S 9 mph
Barometer	29.83 in (1013.2 mb)
Dewpoint	22°F (-6°C)
Visibility	6.00 mi
Wind Chill	13°F (-11°C)
Last update	8 Dec 3:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Willow Lake SD

Winter Weather Advisory December 9, 06:00am until December 9, 12:00pm

High Wind Warning December 9, 06:00pm until December 10, 06:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

High Wind Warning

This Afternoon
High: 23 °F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Patchy
Fog
Tuesday
High: 38 °F
Freezing Rain
Likely then
Rain Likely
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 13 °F
Windy. Chance
Rain/Snow
then Slight
Chance Snow
Wednesday
High: 18 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 8 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday
High: 20 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: -3 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 6 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 23. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight

Patchy fog between 2am and 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday

Freezing rain likely before noon, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night

A chance of rain before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 24 to 29 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 8. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday

A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 20. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. North northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday

Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Friday Night

A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 2. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 14.