Temperature
41 F at 4 AM; 52 F at its warmest, 2 PM Thursday, and 41 F at its coolest, 4 AM.
- Now
- 41F
- 4 AM
- Highest
- 52F
- 2 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 41F
- 4 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/South Dakota/Watertown Regional Airport
Watertown Regional Airport, South Dakota
Medium airport in Codington County, South DakotaSpecial Weather Statement, in full
Sporadic strong wind gusts up between 40 to 50 mph will be possible through 7 AM CDT over northeastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota. These gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.
41°
51°/36°
Overcast·
Feels like 30°·Strong breeze 29 mph N
Alert. A Special Weather Statement is in force for Watertown Regional Airport until 7 AM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Tomorrow is 10 degrees warmer: a high of 61° after 51° today.
Now. Watertown Regional Airport is 41° and overcast at 5 AM. With the wind it feels like 30°. The dew point is 34°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Strong breeze from the north at 29 mph, gusting to 48 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 49° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 36° by 1 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Frost can form on the ground in sheltered spots. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 72°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 61°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 21 mph. Frost is possible tomorrow morning, a low of 34°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:42 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:24 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 10 hours 58 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
23Air quality
79%Humidity
98%Cloud
Now
5:00 AM
41feels30
29mph
Today
Oct 16
5136
24mph
Sat
Oct 17
6134
21mph
Sun
Oct 18
6643
16mph
Mon
Oct 19
6541
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
6843
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
7249
12mph
Thu
Oct 22
7250
overcast
41°
51°36°
61°34°
66°43°
65°41°
68°43°
72°49°
72°50°
As of 5:00 AM in Watertown Regional Airport, South Dakota.
Air quality
The air at Watertown Regional Airport
Index 23, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Watertown (SD), 1 mile off.
23Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)23Good-
- Ozone19Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-
The days ahead
Yesterday measured 28, good.
GoodModerate
- 28YesterdayOct 15
Smoke, the next 45 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Watertown Regional Airport
0.12 in in the last 24 hours, 0.19 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.12in
- Last 3 days
- 0.19in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 63%
Visibility
How far you can see at Watertown Regional Airport, the next 45 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- ATY
- ICAO
- KATY
- IATA
- ATY
- Field elevation
- 1,749 ft
- Serves
- Watertown
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- ATY
- Wind now
- From 340° at 31 mph, read 16 Oct, 04:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 / 30 | 6,898 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 125° / 305° | 25 mph head, on 30 | 18 mph from the right |
| 17 / 35 | 6,893 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 180° / 0° | 29 mph head, on 35 | 11 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Watertown (ATY), Watertown Regional Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 35 F, the air 79% saturated; the humidity ran from 58% at 3 PM Thursday to 93% at 7 AM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 35F
- 4 AM
- Humidity now
- 79%
- Humidity, range
- 58 to 93%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
27 mph from the north at 5 AM; at its strongest 31 mph, 4 AM, with a gust of 51 mph at 7 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 27mph
- from the north
- Strongest
- 31mph
- 4 AM
- Highest gust
- 51mph
- 7 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.43 inHg at 5 AM, rising 0.11 inHg over 3 hours; 0.32 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.43inHg
- 5 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.11inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.32inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 4 miles at 10 AM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 4mi
- 10 AM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 600 ft at 6 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 2,300ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 600ft
- 6 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 23
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.10 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.06 in, in the hour to 10 AM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.10in
- Wettest hour
- 0.06in
- 10 AM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 7
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Watertown: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Watertown Regional Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
WatertownATY
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/1,725 ft/24 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Big Sioux River 3 NW WatertownWBSS2
At a river or reservoir gauge/2.0 mi away/1,726 ft/23 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Sd RWIS ClarkSD516
Beside a road/20.8 mi away/1,818 ft/69 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Watertown 0.8 SSESD-CD-43
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/1,773 ft/24 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
WatertownWATS2
At a cooperative observer's station/2.0 mi away/1,768 ft/19 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in South Dakota
24 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Watertown Regional Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Watertowncity, 2 mi
- Waverlycommunity, 11 mi
- Kranzburgtown, 12 mi
- Florencetown, 13 mi
- Castlewoodcity, 15 mi
- Goodwintown, 15 mi
- Henrytown, 15 mi
- Hazeltown, 15 mi
- Claremont Colonycommunity, 17 mi
- South Shoretown, 17 mi
- Haytitown, 18 mi
- Wallacetown, 20 mi
Airports near Watertown Regional Airport
- Milbank Municipal Airport1D1, 36 mi
- Wilder Airport6E5, 39 mi
- Brookings Regional AirportBKX, 45 mi
- Sisseton Municipal Airport8D3, 53 mi
- Madison Municipal AirportMDS, 62 mi
- Huron Regional AirportHON, 64 mi
- Redfield Municipal Airport1D8, 68 mi
- Britton Municipal AirportBTN, 69 mi