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 and Windy

17°F

-8°C

Humidity	77%
Wind Speed	NW 28 G 44 mph
Barometer	29.93 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint	11°F (-12°C)
Visibility	0.75 mi
Wind Chill	-2°F (-19°C)
Last update	21 Jan 1:53 pm CST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Watertown Municipal Airport SD

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

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 02:45pm until January 21, 06:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 02:45pm until January 21, 06:00pm
NOW until 6:00pm Wed
Winter Weather Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 24 °F
Scattered
Snow Showers
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 1 °F
Isolated Snow
Showers
Thursday
High: 7 °F⇓
Partly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -23 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -12 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -19 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 1 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -13 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Scattered snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight

Isolated snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -6 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. Wind chill values as low as -40. North northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -12. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19. Light and variable wind.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight.

Sunday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. North wind 6 to 8 mph.