Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity	82%
Wind Speed	E 8 mph
Barometer	29.61 in (1003.7 mb)
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	31°F (-1°C)
Last update	17 Feb 7:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WSW Watertown SD

Wind Advisory February 18, 12:00am until February 18, 12:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Today
High: 53 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Rain and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 33 °F
Rain Likely
and Windy
Wednesday
High: 40 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 22 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 28 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: 12 °F
Snow Likely
Friday
High: 22 °F
Chance Snow
Friday Night
Low: 9 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 24 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight

Rain likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Windy, with a south wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west 25 to 30 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday

A chance of rain before 7am, then a chance of snow between 7am and 9am, then a chance of rain and snow after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Windy, with a west wind 27 to 32 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday

A chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night

Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday

A chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 3.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.