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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Fair

40°F

4°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.74 in (1009.3 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 5:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NW South Shore SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow after midnight.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. North northeast wind 10 to 13 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 14 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 21. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 36. South southwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. South southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of snow after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. North northeast wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 36. South southwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. South southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles NW South Shore SD
 45.19°N 97.03°W (Elev. 2001 ft)
5:36 pm CST Feb 26, 2026
6pm CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 5, 2026
 
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