Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Light Snow and Windy

21°F

-6°C

Humidity	81%
Wind Speed	NW 29 G 43 mph
Barometer	29.87 in (1014.4 mb)
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	0.75 mi
Wind Chill	3°F (-16°C)
Last update	21 Jan 12:53 pm CST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Wallace SD

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 06:00pm until January 23, 03:00pm

Winter Weather Advisory until January 21, 06:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory until January 21, 06:00pm
NOW until 6:00pm Wed
Winter Weather Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 24 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: -1 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Mostly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 5 °F⇓
Partly Sunny
then Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -25 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -13 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -21 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -2 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -15 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of snow, mainly before 2pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight

Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Thursday

Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 4pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -8 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -25. Wind chill values as low as -43. North northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -13. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. South southeast wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. West wind 7 to 10 mph.