Another Arctic Blast in the East; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia into Sunday. Storm-force winds and coastal flooding will be possible along the East Coast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Fair

-4°F

-20°C

Humidity	79%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.63 in (1042.5 mb)
Dewpoint	-9°F (-23°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	30 Jan 9:53 pm CST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNE Watertown Municipal Airport SD

Tonight
Low: -10 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 20 °F
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 17 °F⇑
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Snow
Likely
Sunday
High: 31 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 10 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 23 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 11 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Tuesday
High: 23 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 10 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -23. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph after midnight.

Saturday

Snow, mainly after 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 11am. High near 20. Wind chill values as low as -23. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night

Snow, mainly before 1am. Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Temperature falling to near 17 by 8pm, then rising to around 25 during the remainder of the night. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west southwest 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

Patchy blowing snow between noon and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 23. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Monday Night

A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday

A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. East wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. West northwest wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 25.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 26.