Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Fair

2°F

-17°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 30.26 in (1030.0 mb)
Dewpoint -7°F (-22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-12°F (-24°C)
Last update 24 Jan 4:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Watertown Municipal Airport SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries between 4am and 5am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -20. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: -8 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of flurries before 7am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Wind chill values as low as -25. Light north wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: -3 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -32. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: -15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Cold

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of flurries after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. West northwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of flurries before noon.  Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of flurries between 4am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -20. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday
A chance of flurries before 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Wind chill values as low as -25. Light north wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -32. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of flurries after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. West northwest wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of flurries before noon. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 9.
Thursday Night
A chance of flurries. Partly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Friday
A chance of flurries. Mostly sunny, with a high near 13.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ESE Watertown Municipal Airport SD
 44.91°N 97.11°W (Elev. 1752 ft)
4:36 pm CST Jan 24, 2026
5pm CST Jan 24, 2026-6pm CST Jan 31, 2026
 
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