Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Light Snow Freezing Fog

20°F

-7°C

Humidity	89%
Wind Speed	SW 15 mph
Barometer	29.71 in (1009.0 mb)
Dewpoint	17°F (-8°C)
Visibility	0.50 mi
Wind Chill	6°F (-14°C)
Last update	21 Jan 9:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WSW Watertown SD

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 06:00pm until January 23, 03:00pm

Winter Weather Advisory until January 21, 06:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory until January 21, 06:00pm
NOW until 6:00pm Wed
Winter Weather Advisory
Today
High: 23 °F
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 1 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Mostly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 5 °F⇓
Partly Sunny
then Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -25 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -12 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -22 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 0 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -15 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow. High near 23. Windy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming northwest 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tonight

Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Thursday

Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 4pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -7 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -25. Wind chill values as low as -43. North northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -12. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. Light and variable wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. South southeast wind around 7 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. West wind 7 to 10 mph.