Monthly outlook for Watauga, SD: average high 60°, average low 42.1°. That is 1.9° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 3 days (about 0.3 inches), against a normal of 3 days and 0.7 inches. The warmest day looks like 10 October (77.4°), the coolest 17 October (24.8°).
60°/42.1°
Average high / low
+1.9°
Above normal
3 / 3
Wet days / normal
0.3 in
Precipitation this month
Ten-day blocks vs climate normal
Period
Forecast high
Normal
Difference
10 October – 19 October
58.4°
57.3°
+0.6°
20 October – 29 October
62.6°
53.9°
+4.8°
30 October – 8 November
at normal
47.4°
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October records over 66 years
90.3°2 October 1997All-time high
-4.7°30 October 1991All-time low
Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Morristown (9 mi).
Sun, 1153° / 42°0.19
53 °
Watauga, Sunday, 11 October
Rain. High 53°, low 42°.
Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind12.8 mph NE
Humidity79%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point46°
Mon, 1249° / 42°0.09
49 °
Watauga, Monday, 12 October
Rain. High 49°, low 42°.
Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind10.9 mph NW
Humidity88%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point44°
Tue, 1346° / 41°0.04
46 °
Watauga, Tuesday, 13 October
Light rain. High 46°, low 41°.
Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind5.3 mph NW
Humidity67%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point34°
Wed, 1456° / 37°0
56 °
Watauga, Wednesday, 14 October
Clear. High 56°, low 37°.
Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind4 mph N
Humidity50%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point34°
Thu, 1564° / 45°0
64 °
Watauga, Thursday, 15 October
Clear. High 64°, low 45°.
Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind13.2 mph N
Humidity50%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Fri, 1648° / 31°0
48 °
Watauga, Friday, 16 October
Clear. High 48°, low 31°.
Pressure30.71 inHg
Wind15.4 mph E
Humidity42%
Visibility—
Dew point24°
Sat, 1748° / 25°0
48 °
Watauga, Saturday, 17 October
Clear. High 48°, low 25°.
Pressure30.47 inHg
Wind22 mph S
Humidity17%
Visibility—
Dew point-1°
Sun, 1866° / 40°0
66 °
Watauga, Sunday, 18 October
Overcast. High 66°, low 40°.
Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind11 mph NW
Humidity28%
Visibility—
Dew point27°
Mon, 1976° / 48°0
76 °
Watauga, Monday, 19 October
Partly cloudy. High 76°, low 48°.
Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind11.5 mph S
Humidity27%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
Tue, 2076° / 53°0
76 °
Watauga, Tuesday, 20 October
Partly cloudy. High 76°, low 53°.
Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind9 mph NW
Humidity25%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
Wed, 2161° / 49°0
61 °
Watauga, Wednesday, 21 October
Clear. High 61°, low 49°.
Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind17.9 mph NW
Humidity41%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Thu, 2261° / 44°0
61 °
Watauga, Thursday, 22 October
Overcast. High 61°, low 44°.
Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind6.7 mph SE
Humidity44%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Fri, 2360° / 44°0
60 °
Watauga, Friday, 23 October
Partly cloudy. High 60°, low 44°.
Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind8.7 mph E
Humidity47%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Sat, 2459° / 40°0
59 °
Watauga, Saturday, 24 October
Mostly clear. High 59°, low 40°.
Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind10.8 mph SE
Humidity54%
Visibility—
Dew point36°
Sun, 2559° / 40°0
59 °
Watauga, Sunday, 25 October
Overcast. High 59°, low 40°.
Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind14.7 mph S
Humidity65%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Mon, 2655° / 35°0.04
55 °
Watauga, Monday, 26 October
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high55°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high77° (1990)
Record low-1° (2020)
Tue, 2752° / 34°0.04
52 °
Watauga, Tuesday, 27 October
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high52°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high74° (1983)
Record low9° (2020)
Wed, 2851° / 34°0.06
51 °
Watauga, Wednesday, 28 October
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high51°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high74° (1985)
Record low11° (2023)
Thu, 2950° / 33°0.09
50 °
Watauga, Thursday, 29 October
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high50°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high73° (2007)
Record low5° (1991)
Fri, 3049° / 32°0.02
49 °
Watauga, Friday, 30 October
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high49°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high73° (1968)
Record low-5° (1991)
Sat, 3149° / 32°0.03
49 °
Watauga, Saturday, 31 October
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high49°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation10%
Record high73° (1990)
Record low-4° (1991)
Sun, 0148° / 32°0.05
48 °
Watauga, Sunday, 1 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high48°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high69° (1978)
Record low7° (2003)
Mon, 0248° / 31°0.02
48 °
Watauga, Monday, 2 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high48°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation12%
Record high75° (2022)
Record low1° (1991)
Tue, 0347° / 32°0.02
47 °
Watauga, Tuesday, 3 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high47°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high68° (2020)
Record low-8° (1991)
Wed, 0448° / 30°0.02
48 °
Watauga, Wednesday, 4 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high48°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high71° (1975)
Record low-9° (1991)
Thu, 0547° / 30°0.04
47 °
Watauga, Thursday, 5 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high47°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high69° (1975)
Record low2° (2003)
Fri, 0646° / 29°0.02
46 °
Watauga, Friday, 6 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high46°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation7%
Record high69° (2016)
Record low-5° (1991)
Sat, 0746° / 28°0.04
46 °
Watauga, Saturday, 7 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high46°
Average low28°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high71° (1999)
Record low-11° (1991)
Sun, 0845° / 29°0.03
45 °
Watauga, Sunday, 8 November
Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.
Average high45°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high71° (1999)
Record low5° (2003)
About the monthly outlook
How accurate is a 30-day forecast?
The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Watauga, SD are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.
What does "above normal" mean?
We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.
Where do the 66-year records come from?
They are real temperature extremes recorded in Watauga, SD since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.
How often is it updated?
The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.