Strong Atmospheric River Bringing Heavy Rain to the Pacific Northwest; Areas of Snow in the North-Central and Eastern U.S.

A strong atmospheric river will bring prolonged heavy rainfall along with gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest through much of this week. The heavy rainfall may lead to widespread urban and river flooding. Accumulating snow is expected over parts of the central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic today as well as the Upper Midwest and the Upper Great Lakes this evening into Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Fog/Mist

18°F

-8°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	S 14 mph
Barometer	29.93 in (1017.0 mb)
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	2.50 mi
Wind Chill	4°F (-16°C)
Last update	8 Dec 11:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles S Goodwin SD

This Afternoon
High: 30 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 38 °F
Rain/Freezing
Rain and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 11 °F
Windy. Chance
Rain/Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 16 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 3 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Thursday
High: 16 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: -7 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 2 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. South southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 9 to 15 mph.

Tuesday

Freezing rain likely before noon, then rain. Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 11am. High near 38. Windy, with a southwest wind 9 to 19 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night

A chance of rain and snow, mainly between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. East wind 8 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night

A chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12.

Saturday

A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 1. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 14.