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

20°F

-7°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.70 in (1008.3 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill11°F (-12°C)
Last update 26 Feb 1:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Wallace SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southwest wind around 14 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 21 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northeast wind around 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, mainly before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Northeast wind 11 to 13 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 17 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 3 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southwest wind around 14 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 21 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
A chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Northeast wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wallace SD
 45.07°N 97.48°W (Elev. 1814 ft)
1:36 am CST Feb 26, 2026
2am CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 4, 2026
 
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