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Rapid Warm-Up Forecast Across Much of the Lower 48 Today and Tuesday

Most of the U.S. starts the week calm and unseasonably warm. The Heartland will be warmest, with highs 25–30° above average. Only the Gulf Coast stays chilly. Rain today is limited to western Washington while lake effect snow continues east of Lake Ontario. Cooler air returns after Tuesday, bringing a wintry mix to the Midwest and Northeast by Wednesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Fair

39°F

4°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed SW 12 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1012.6 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 12 Jan 6:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NW South Shore SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 40 °F

    Breezy.
    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow between 10pm and midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 11 °F

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 19. North wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 24 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 35 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 14 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow before noon, then patchy blowing snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 25 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 0 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow between 10pm and midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 19. North wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 24 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow before noon, then patchy blowing snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow between 11am and 3pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Blustery.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Blustery.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 19.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles NW South Shore SD
 45.19°N 97.03°W (Elev. 2001 ft)
Last Update:
6:36 pm CST Jan 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CST Jan 12, 2026-6pm CST Jan 19, 2026
 
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