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Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Fair

69°F

21°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.17 in (1020.7 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Aug 8:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Garden City SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Calm wind.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 10pm and 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 63 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 76 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. North northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 83. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Calm wind.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 10pm and 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64. North northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Garden City SD
 44.94°N 97.6°W (Elev. 1831 ft)
8:45 am CDT Aug 20, 2025
9am CDT Aug 20, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2025
 
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