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

44°F

7°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed W 14 mph
Barometer 29.75 in (1009.0 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill37°F (3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles S Ortley SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow after midnight.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 10. North northeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    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 around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 14 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 3 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 22 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. South southwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of snow after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 10. North northeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. North northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. South southwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
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.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles S Ortley SD
 45.21°N 97.24°W (Elev. 1900 ft)
12:42 pm CST Feb 26, 2026
1pm CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 4, 2026
 
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