Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Across the Central US; Wintry Mix in the Northern Plains and Northeast

Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding are possible across the central U.S. through Saturday. Large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes are all possible. There is an increased threat for wildfire development in the southern to central High Plains. A wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain are forecast across portions of the northern Plains and central New England into early Friday morning. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WSW Watertown SD

Winter Weather Advisory March 6, 10:00am until March 7, 10:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain, mainly after 3am.  Patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South southeast wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain, snow, and sleet likely before 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 4pm and 5pm, then snow likely after 5pm.  Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 33 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Wintry Mix
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow, mainly before 2am.  Patchy fog between 10pm and 11pm. Low around 21. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. North northwest wind 11 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 32 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain, mainly after 3am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South southeast wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
Rain, snow, and sleet likely before 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 4pm and 5pm, then snow likely after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 33 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
Snow, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog between 10pm and 11pm. Low around 21. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. North northwest wind 11 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of snow before noon, then a slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy.
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Point Forecast:
6 Miles WSW Watertown SD
 44.88°N 97.26°W (Elev. 1749 ft)
8:36 pm CST Mar 5, 2026
9pm CST Mar 5, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 12, 2026
 
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