Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Light Snow and Windy

34°F

1°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	W 31 G 45 mph
Barometer	29.10 in (986.0 mb)
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Wind Chill	20°F (-7°C)
Last update	18 Feb 2:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Willow Lake SD

Wind Advisory February 18, 03:09am until February 18, 12:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Wind Advisory February 18, 03:09am until February 18, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Wed
Wind Advisory
Overnight
Low: 30 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Windy
Wednesday
High: 39 °F
Windy. Chance
Snow then
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Mostly
Cloudy and
Blustery
Thursday
High: 26 °F
Blustery.
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 9 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Friday
High: 22 °F
Partly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 6 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 25 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A chance of rain and snow before 4am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a west wind 36 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday

A chance of snow, mainly before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a west wind 33 to 38 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a north wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Thursday

A slight chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. North wind 8 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northwest wind around 11 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 21.