Observed 7:35 PM CDT at KUNU

Watertown, WI weather

Clear and 62°17°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 62°17°

Clear

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the southeast. 58–9 mph15 km/h through 8 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 62°17° now)

Good hours for

Low 52°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 73°23° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 59°15° · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	41%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	48%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	66%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	89%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	72%	89%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	89%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	95%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	95%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	82%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	83%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	84%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	82%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	62%	83%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	77%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	52%	62%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	64%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	65%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	48%	71%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	46%	72%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	79%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	80%	78%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	76%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	78%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	86%	79%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	86%	85%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	86%	80%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	77%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	81%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	74%	80%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	64%	79%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	59%	87%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	81%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	53%	84%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	79%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	75%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	79%	1
Mon 5p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	76%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	59%	79%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	64%	82%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 61°16°, low 44°7°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 69°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.16 in3.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–66°19°
Low, likely
36°2°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 61°, low 44°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–73°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MKX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Rock River at Watertown

0.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 511 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Crawfish River at Milford

8.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 438 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Rock River at Lebanon-3 E-Hwy MM bridge

9.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.1 ft
Flow: 365 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Rock River at Jefferson

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 1,310 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 134

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

OCONOMOWOC WWTP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+2°+1°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+12°+7°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Watertown weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 38 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 39 min less
Golden hour: 5:18–6:15 PM; Morning 7:01–7:59 AM
Blue hour: 6:15–6:26 PM; Morning 6:50–7:01 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 78% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:31 AM · rises 4:56 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Watertown. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Watertown, WI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Rock River at Watertown

Crawfish River at Milford

Rock River at Lebanon-3 E-Hwy MM bridge

Rock River at Jefferson

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon