Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the Gulf Coast, upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast U.S. into this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm centered just off the North Carolina coast Friday night through Saturday night will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Fair

-4°F

-20°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed N 6 mph
Barometer 30.37 in (1033.5 mb)
Dewpoint -7°F (-22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-17°F (-27°C)
Last update 29 Jan 9:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Wallace SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -24. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -26. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 3 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -23. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph after midnight.

    Low: -10 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow after noon.  Patchy blowing snow after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -22. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow.  Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Low around 15. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 15 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before noon.  Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 31 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 20 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -24. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -26. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -23. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph after midnight.
Saturday
A chance of snow after noon. Patchy blowing snow after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -22. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
Snow. Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Low around 15. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wallace SD
 45.07°N 97.48°W (Elev. 1814 ft)
9:26 pm CST Jan 29, 2026
10pm CST Jan 29, 2026-6pm CST Feb 5, 2026
 
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