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

37°F

3°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed W 10 mph
Barometer 29.75 in (1009.6 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 26 Feb 10:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NE Hazel SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow after midnight.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 13. North northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 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 17. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 17 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east southeast 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 7 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 24 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. South wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of snow after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 13. North northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. South wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles NE Hazel SD
 44.82°N 97.26°W (Elev. 1742 ft)
10:57 am CST Feb 26, 2026
11am CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 4, 2026
 
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