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

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 29.69 in (1007.9 mb)
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill10°F (-12°C)
Last update 26 Feb 3:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles S Ortley SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow after midnight.  Cloudy, with a low around 10. North northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 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 16. Northeast wind 11 to 13 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 16 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 1 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 22 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. South southwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 10. North northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Northeast wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. 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. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. South southwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles S Ortley SD
 45.21°N 97.24°W (Elev. 1900 ft)
3:42 am CST Feb 26, 2026
4am CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 4, 2026
 
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