Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Light Snow

13°F

-11°C

Humidity	77%
Wind Speed	S 8 mph
Barometer	30.00 in (1020.2 mb)
Dewpoint	7°F (-14°C)
Visibility	3.00 mi
Wind Chill	2°F (-17°C)
Last update	20 Jan 12:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Webster SD

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 06:00pm until January 23, 03:00pm

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 08:00am until January 21, 06:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 16 °F
Chance Snow
Tonight
Low: 10 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 21 °F
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: -5 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 4 °F
Cold
Thursday Night
Low: -26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -14 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -21 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -3 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. South wind around 9 mph becoming west. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tonight

A slight chance of snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 10. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday

Snow likely, mainly before 11am. Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. West northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -26. North northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -14. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. South southwest wind around 6 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. South wind 6 to 10 mph.