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A Storm Expected To Impact The Central U.S.

A storm system will emerge from the Rockies and impact the Central U.S. through midweek. A swath of heavy snow is expected from the Central Rockies to the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes. Locally heavy rain with a marginal chance for excessive rainfall will be possible from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the South. The system will then shift into the East to produce a number of hazards. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sparta, Sparta / Fort McCoy Airport (KCMY)

Lat: 43.96°NLon: 90.74°WElev: 837ft.

Fair

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 30.19 in
Dewpoint 1°F (-17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill5°F (-15°C)
Last update 22 Jan 12:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Sparta WI

Winter Weather Advisory January 22, 06:00am until January 23, 12:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Snow, mainly after 3am. Low around 13. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Snow

    Low: 13 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow before 7am, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing drizzle between 7am and 8am, then snow after 8am. High near 24. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    Wintry Mix
    then Snow

    High: 24 °F

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow, mainly before 2am. Low around 13. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Snow

    Low: 13 °F

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 20. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Sunny

    High: 20 °F

  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. West wind around 6 mph.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 5 °F

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

    High: 14 °F

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. West wind 6 to 14 mph.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: -14 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. West wind around 6 mph.

    Cold

    High: 2 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: -17 °F

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Snow, mainly after 3am. Low around 13. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday
Snow before 7am, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing drizzle between 7am and 8am, then snow after 8am. High near 24. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Tuesday Night
Snow, mainly before 2am. Low around 13. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 20. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. West wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. West wind 6 to 14 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. West wind around 6 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 7. South wind around 6 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. North wind 8 to 11 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Sparta WI
 43.95°N 90.81°W
Last Update:
11:14 pm CST Jan 21, 2019
Forecast Valid:
12am CST Jan 22, 2019-6pm CST Jan 27, 2019
 
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