Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Fair

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.68 in (1007.8 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill8°F (-13°C)
Last update 26 Feb 4:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Willow Lake SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 7 to 16 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 23 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northeast wind around 16 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow, mainly before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Northeast wind 13 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. East northeast wind 10 to 13 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a high near 24. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 24 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South wind 11 to 14 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 7 to 16 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 23 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northeast wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
A chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Northeast wind 13 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. East northeast wind 10 to 13 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 24. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South wind 11 to 14 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
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Point Forecast:
Willow Lake SD
 44.62°N 97.65°W (Elev. 1762 ft)
4:36 am CST Feb 26, 2026
4am CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 4, 2026
 
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