Watertown, NY 13603 Weather

Jefferson County11:23 PM EDT43.91°N, 75.90°W

Current conditions

Clear
32°
Clear
Feels like 27°
High 56° Thursday·Low 36° tonight
WindE 5 mph
Humidity93%
Dew point30°
Pressure30.19 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover3%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:26 AM
Sunset6:12 PM

Observed at Watertown, Watertown International Airport · 33 min ago

Forecast

10-day
  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 36. East wind around 2 mph.

  • Thursday

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 0 to 9 mph.

  • Thursday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 8 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 3 hrs ago.

  1. Now Clear 40°
  2. Thu12 AM Clear 39°
  3. 1 AM Clear 39°
  4. 2 AM Clear 38°
  5. 3 AM Mostly Clear 38°
  6. 4 AM Mostly Clear 38°
  7. 5 AM Mostly Clear 37°
  8. 6 AM Sunny 37°
  9. 7 AM Sunny 37°
  10. 8 AM Sunny 38°
  11. 9 AM Sunny 43°
  12. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 47°
  13. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 50°
  14. 12 PM Partly Sunny 53°
  15. 1 PM Partly Sunny 55°
  16. 2 PM Partly Sunny 56°
  17. 3 PM Partly Sunny 56°
  18. 4 PM Partly Sunny 55°
  19. 5 PM Partly Sunny 54°
  20. 6 PM Mostly Cloudy 52°
  21. 7 PM Mostly Cloudy 48°
  22. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 46°
  23. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 44°
  24. 10 PM Mostly Clear 43°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 21 Mostly Clear Mostly Clear36°
  2. ThuOct 22 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny33°56°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny32°50°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny37°55°
  5. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny45°59°
  6. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny39°59°
  7. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny34°51°
  8. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny53°
  9. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy40°53°
  10. FriOct 30 Light rain Light rain0.04 in42°52°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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  • Another sunny day

    WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - It’s a cold start to the day as temperatures are in the 20s and 30s. Highs today will once again top out in the upper 50s to around 60 with sunny skies. Clouds will build in on Thursday as a…

    wwnytv.com·16 hrs ago
  • Sunny tomorrow

    WWNY WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) -High pressure will continue to keep the region free from clouds and precipitation. Expect highs tomorrow and Thursday near 60 with lows in the 30’s. Friday will be sunny and cooler with…

    wwnytv.com·1 day ago
  • Still staying dry

    WWNY WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - It’s another sunny day with highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Wednesday is looking to be another sunny day with highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. We will see an increase in clouds…

    wwnytv.com·1 day ago
  • Keeping it dry and sunny

    WWNY WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Temperatures are in the 60s this afternoon with sunny skies. Highs this week will remain in the upper 50s to lower 60s as we remain dry with sunny skies. A few clouds will try to build…

    wwnytv.com·2 days ago
  • Cold tomorrow

    WWNY WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) -A cold front will move through this evening. Expect clouds overnight with lows in the 30’s. Tomorrow will be mainly sunny and breezy with highs in the 40’s. Sunday is looking sunny with…

    wwnytv.com·5 days ago
  • Cold Saturday, before warming back up

    WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - We will continue to see a few showers this afternoon as colder air moves in. A few scattered snow showers will be possible on Saturday morning as any leftover moisture comes to an end. Highs…

    wwnytv.com·5 days ago
  • Showers and thunderstorms before cooling down

    WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - We are waking up with temperatures in the 50s with a few showers. Highs today will be in the morning hours, as a cold front will move through later today, bringing more showers and…

    wwnytv.com·5 days ago
  • Rain tomorrow

    WWNY WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) -Southerly winds will cloud things up tonight with rain likely after midnight. Lows will be near 50. Tomorrow will be cloudy and windy with rain. Highs will be in the middle 60’s…

    wwnytv.com·6 days ago
  • Heavy rain Friday, before a few snow showers

    Heavy rain will return by Friday morning before another cold front moves through. WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - We are seeing plenty of sunshine this afternoon ahead of clouds that will build in later today. Rain showers…

    wwnytv.com·6 days ago
  • Ah, some sunshine

    WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Temperatures are in the 40s this morning, with clouds clearing out. Highs today will be in the mid-50s as clouds clear out. Rain will return on Friday as another cold front moves through…

    wwnytv.com·6 days ago

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:26 AM
Sunset 6:12 PM
Daylight 10 h 45 min (−2 min 52 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 82% lit
Moonrise 3:59 PM Moonset 2:15 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low56° / 38°
Record high78° (1979)
Record low14° (1974)
Wettest1.64 in (1995)
Yesterday61° / 29°
Month to date3.97 in (normal 2.82 in)

Watertown International Airport, records since 1949. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

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Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in BUF, issued 3 hrs ago

What Has Changed

No major changes with this forecast update.

Key Messages

1) Dry and tranquil weather will prevail through this weekend.

Discussion

KEY MESSAGE 1...Dry and tranquil weather will prevail through this weekend.

Clear skies persist across western New York early this afternoon as a ridge of high pressure across the Midwest into the lower Great Lakes region slowly drifts eastward. Latest GOES imagery shows a strip of cloud cover moving across Lake Superior along a cold front associated with a surface low up near the Hudson Bay. This weak, dry cold front will continue to approach western NY late tonight into early Thursday. Deep layer moisture will be rather limited keeping us dry, but a cooling low-level air mass with 850mb temps dropping near 2-5 degC passing over lake temperatures around 60 degF should be sufficient enough lake response for afternoon cloud cover Thursday southeast of the lakes. Friday will be a few degrees cooler, but still seasonable as mid-level heights will begin to rise with an upper level ridge building across the central CONUS. This will support high pressure building back into the northeast with clear skies and a return to slightly above normal temperatures for late October persisting through the weekend.

Aviation

While strong surface high pressure will prevail across the region through Thursday, a weak dry cold front will drop southeast across the region Thursday. However, ahead of the front weak variable winds and clear skies will support widespread VFR conditions to prevail through tonight. However, localized river valley fog with MVFR to LIFR across the western Southern Tier and the Black River Valley may develop after 04Z Thursday through 12Z Thursday. This being said, the vertical wind profile in the lowest 2kft AGL is still expected to be unfavorable for the fog to reach KJHW.

In the wake of the cold frontal passage Thursday, VFR conditions will prevail, with some low end VFR CIGs developing due to lake enhanced clouds southeast of both Lakes.

Outlook...

Thursday Night through Monday...Dry weather and mainly VFR expected. However, localized river valley fog possible with MVFR to LIFR in the Black River Valley and Western Southern Tier river valleys each morning.

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