Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity	62%
Wind Speed	S 16 mph
Barometer	29.93 in (1012.4 mb)
Dewpoint	65°F (18°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	81°F (27°C)
Last update	2 Aug 11:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles N Castlewood SD

This Afternoon
High: 85 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 65 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 87 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 57 °F
Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Tuesday
High: 73 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 53 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 78 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 57 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 81 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Monday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northwest 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60.