Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds in the North-Central U.S.

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue impacting the Pacific Northwest with heavy rainfall which has lead to areas of urban and river flooding along with gusty winds into Thursday. A clipper will bring heavy snow, some mixed wintry precipitation, and gusty to high winds across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes into Thursday morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Light Rain and Breezy

36°F

2°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	SW 21 G 31 mph
Barometer	29.23 in (991.8 mb)
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	25°F (-4°C)
Last update	9 Dec 2:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

9 Miles NE Florence SD

Winter Weather Advisory December 9, 09:00pm until December 10, 03:00am

High Wind Warning December 9, 06:00pm until December 10, 06:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

High Wind Warning

This Afternoon
High: 39 °F
Chance Rain
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 11 °F
Windy. Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Snow
Wednesday
High: 16 °F⇓
Cloudy and
Blustery then
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 6 °F
Cloudy then
Slight Chance
Snow
Thursday
High: 21 °F
Snow Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 1 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 11 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Friday Night
Low: -9 °F
Cloudy then
Chance Snow
Saturday
High: -2 °F
Chance Snow
then Slight
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of rain, mainly before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight

A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow between 9pm and 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 11. Windy, with a northwest wind 32 to 37 mph decreasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 10 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 6. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 21. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday Night

A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 1. Northeast wind 9 to 16 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday

A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night

A chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around -9. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday

A chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near -2. North wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -16.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.