Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Overcast and Breezy

-4°F

-20°C

Humidity	65%
Wind Speed	NW 25 G 35 mph
Barometer	30.24 in (1029.0 mb)
Dewpoint	-13°F (-25°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-29°F (-34°C)
Last update	17 Jan 11:53 am CST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Watertown Municipal Airport SD

Wind Advisory January 18, 09:00am until January 18, 06:00pm

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Wind Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 3 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Tonight
Low: -1 °F⇑
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow Showers
Sunday
High: 13 °F⇓
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: -9 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
M.L.King Day
High: 7 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: -4 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 23 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 8 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 17 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tonight

A chance of snow showers before 3am, then a chance of flurries between 3am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 8 by 5am. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday

A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow showers after noon. Patchy blowing snow after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 13 by 9am, then falling to around 2 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -22. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northwest 25 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night

Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

M.L.King Day

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. West northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

A slight chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night

A slight chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 17. West northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 15.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.

Friday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7.