Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Fair

-14°F

-26°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed NW 18 mph
Barometer 30.42 in (1035.5 mb)
Dewpoint -24°F (-31°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-39°F (-39°C)
Last update 22 Jan 6:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles S Ortley SD

Extreme Cold Warning until January 23, 03:00pm
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Extreme Cold Warning
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    Extreme Cold Warning until January 23, 03:00pm

    NOW until 3:00pm Fri

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: -23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -13. Wind chill values as low as -42. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light  in the afternoon.

    High: -13 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -25. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: -15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Wind chill values as low as -25. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: -1 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

    Low: -11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: -4 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -16. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: -16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. South southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. Wind chill values as low as -46. North northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -13. Wind chill values as low as -42. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -25. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Wind chill values as low as -25. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -16. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. South southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 9.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 6.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -12.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles S Ortley SD
 45.21°N 97.24°W (Elev. 1900 ft)
6:36 pm CST Jan 22, 2026
7pm CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 29, 2026
 
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