Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds in the North-Central U.S.

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue impacting the Pacific Northwest with heavy rainfall which has lead to areas of urban and river flooding along with gusty winds into Thursday. A clipper will bring heavy snow, some mixed wintry precipitation, and gusty to high winds across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes into Thursday morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Light Rain and Breezy

35°F

2°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	SW 21 G 30 mph
Barometer	29.26 in (992.8 mb)
Dewpoint	33°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	24°F (-4°C)
Last update	9 Dec 1:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NNE Estelline SD

Winter Weather Advisory December 9, 09:00pm until December 10, 03:00am

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: 39 °F
Rain Likely
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 13 °F
Windy. Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Snow
Wednesday
High: 18 °F⇓
Cloudy and
Blustery then
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 7 °F
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 22 °F
Snow Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 3 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 14 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Friday Night
Low: -7 °F
Cloudy then
Chance Snow
Saturday
High: -1 °F
Chance Snow
then Slight
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Rain likely, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a southwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of snow between 10pm and 3am. 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 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 12 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

Wednesday Night

Cloudy, with a low around 7. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

Thursday

Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 22. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday Night

A chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 3. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday

A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night

A chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around -7. North northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday

A chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near -1. North wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -15.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 9.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.