Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Northwest; Snow in the North-Central US

A prolonged atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall which may lead to widespread urban and river flooding, heavy mountain snow, along with gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies through much of the week. A clipper will bring a period of snow across the upper Midwest and the Great Lakes into Tuesday, before a stronger system bring more wintry impacts. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Mostly Cloudy

18°F

-8°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	S 3 mph
Barometer	29.68 in (1007.6 mb)
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	9 Dec 4:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Vienna SD

Winter Weather Advisory December 9, 07:00am 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

Today
High: 39 °F
Rain/Freezing
Rain and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 13 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
Wednesday
High: 17 °F⇓
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 8 °F
Cloudy then
Chance Snow
Thursday
High: 24 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: -2 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Friday
High: 9 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Blustery then
Mostly Cloudy
Friday Night
Low: -8 °F
Cloudy then
Chance Snow
Saturday
High: 1 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

Rain or freezing rain before 2pm, then a chance of rain between 2pm and 5pm. Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 11am. High near 39. Windy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west northwest 22 to 32 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Tonight

A chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 13. Windy, with a west northwest wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 12 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 8. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday

A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 24. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night

A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday

A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night

A chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around -8. North northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday

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

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -14.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 13.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.