Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Fair

22°F

-6°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.71 in (1008.7 mb)
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill13°F (-11°C)
Last update 25 Feb 11:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Watertown SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 45. South southwest wind 9 to 15 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 45. South southwest wind 9 to 15 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Watertown SD
 44.91°N 97.14°W (Elev. 1736 ft)
11:36 pm CST Feb 25, 2026
12am CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 4, 2026
 
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