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Severe Thunderstorms Forecast for Portions of the Plains, Mississippi Valley, and Mid South

Intense and widespread severe thunderstorms are expected Friday afternoon into the overnight hours across parts of the middle Mississippi Valley and Mid-South vicinity, eastward to the lower Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Strong and damaging wind gusts are forecast along with several strong tornadoes. Farther north, heavy snow and blizzard conditions are possible over the Upper Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Overcast

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed E 13 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.71 in (1008.5 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 30 Mar 4:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Watertown Municipal Airport SD

Ice Storm Warning March 31, 01:00am until March 31, 04:00pm
Blizzard Warning March 31, 04:00pm until April 1, 07:00am
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Ice Storm Warning
Blizzard Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of freezing drizzle before 11pm, then a chance of freezing drizzle after 4am. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a low around 27. East northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Chance
    Freezing
    Drizzle and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

    Low: 27 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet before 4pm, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow before noon, then areas of blowing snow after 3pm. High near 30. Blustery, with a northeast wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.2 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Wintry Mix
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

    High: 30 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet, becoming all snow after 9pm, then gradually ending. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 11pm. Low around 9. Windy, with a north wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Wintry Mix
    and Blowing
    Snow then
    Snow and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

    Low: 9 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 32. North northwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Sunny

    High: 32 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy blowing snow after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

    Low: 23 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

    High: 38 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 13 to 16 mph.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 25 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. West northwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

    Mostly Cloudy

    High: 34 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a northeast wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Chance Snow
    then Snow
    Likely and
    Blustery

    Low: 24 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of freezing drizzle before 11pm, then a chance of freezing drizzle after 4am. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a low around 27. East northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday
Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet before 4pm, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow before noon, then areas of blowing snow after 3pm. High near 30. Blustery, with a northeast wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.2 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Friday Night
Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet, becoming all snow after 9pm, then gradually ending. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 11pm. Low around 9. Windy, with a north wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 32. North northwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy blowing snow after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Sunday
Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 13 to 16 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. West northwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a northeast wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Snow likely before 8am, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between 8am and 2pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain and sleet after 2pm. Patchy blowing snow. High near 34. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Rain and snow, possibly mixed with sleet. Areas of blowing snow. Low around 19. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
Snow likely. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles ESE Watertown Municipal Airport SD
 44.91°N 97.11°W (Elev. 1752 ft)
Last Update:
3:46 pm CDT Mar 30, 2023
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Mar 30, 2023-6pm CDT Apr 6, 2023
 
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