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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Fair

40°F

4°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.74 in (1009.3 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 5:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Castlewood SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 22 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow after midnight.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 13. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. North northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 24 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. South wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 22 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of snow after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 13. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. North northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. South wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Castlewood SD
 44.72°N 97.02°W (Elev. 1683 ft)
5:36 pm CST Feb 26, 2026
6pm CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 5, 2026
 
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