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Watertown, WI weather

It is 46°F and clear at Juneau, Dodge County Airport as of Oct 28, 7:15 AM CDT. Today: Sunny, high near 74°F, 1% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 4:32 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 7:31 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

46°F

Clear · feels like 44°F

Wind

SE 6 mph

Humidity 97% · dew point 46°F

Pressure · visibility

30.17 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Juneau, Dodge County Airport (KUNU), Oct 28, 7:15 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Watertown forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS MKX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the MKX office near Watertown.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 8:14 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Wisconsin.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Watertown (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 7 AM48°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM51°FSunny0%S 5 mph
Wed 9 AM55°FSunny0%S 5 mph
Wed 10 AM59°FSunny0%S 5 mph
Wed 11 AM64°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 12 PM68°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 1 PM71°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 2 PM72°FSunny1%S 10 mph
Wed 3 PM73°FSunny1%S 10 mph
Wed 4 PM73°FSunny1%S 10 mph
Wed 5 PM71°FSunny1%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM68°FMostly Clear3%S 10 mph
Wed 7 PM65°FPartly Cloudy5%S 10 mph
Wed 8 PM64°FMostly Clear6%S 10 mph
Wed 9 PM64°FPartly Cloudy4%S 10 mph
Wed 10 PM64°FMostly Cloudy10%S 15 mph
Wed 11 PM64°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms22%S 15 mph
Thu 12 AM64°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms35%S 15 mph
Thu 1 AM63°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms26%S 15 mph
Thu 2 AM62°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms39%SW 10 mph
Thu 3 AM61°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms52%SW 15 mph
Thu 4 AM60°FChance Rain Showers32%SW 10 mph
Thu 5 AM59°FMostly Cloudy12%SW 10 mph
Thu 6 AM59°FMostly Cloudy9%SW 10 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Watertown can differ.

7-day forecast

Today

High 74°F·Low 57°F

Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 0 to 10 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 67°F·Low 37°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 62°F·Low 42°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 62. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Saturday

High 63°F·Low 46°F

A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

High 66°F·Low 48°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday

High 66°F·Low 50°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday

High 64°F·Low 46°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Watertown is served by the National Weather Service MKX forecast office, forecast zone WIZ064, county zone WIC055.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Watertown (43.1894, -88.7289), in Jefferson County. Population: 22,617 (2024 estimate), number 36 of the 42 Wisconsin cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KMKX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/43.1894,-88.7289 (forecast issued Oct 28, 4:32 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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