Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Light Snow and Breezy

-2°F

-19°C

Humidity	75%
Wind Speed	NW 25 G 39 mph
Barometer	30.13 in (1024.8 mb)
Dewpoint	-8°F (-22°C)
Visibility	1.25 mi
Wind Chill	-27°F (-33°C)
Last update	17 Jan 6:53 am CST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

9 Miles S Ortley SD

Wind Advisory January 18, 09:00am until January 18, 06:00pm

Cold Weather Advisory January 17, 07:49am until January 17, 12:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Cold Weather Advisory

Cold Weather Advisory January 17, 07:49am until January 17, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Sat
Cold Weather Advisory
Today
High: 5 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 0 °F⇑
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Sunday
High: 17 °F⇓
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: -7 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Mostly
Cloudy
M.L.King Day
High: 6 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: -4 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 20 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 7 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

A slight chance of snow before 8am. Patchy blowing snow before 2pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values as low as -29. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

A chance of snow or flurries before 2am, then a chance of flurries between 2am and 5am. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 12 by 5am. West northwest wind 10 to 16 mph becoming south southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday

A chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 17 by 9am, then falling to around 3 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -21. Windy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph becoming north northwest 27 to 32 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night

Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -26. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

M.L.King Day

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 6. West northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday

A slight chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night

A slight chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. West northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 13.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.

Friday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5.