Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Platteville Municipal Airport (KPVB)

Lat: 42.69°NLon: 90.44°WElev: 1020ft.

Fair

-12°F

-24°C

Humidity 45%
Wind Speed NW 16 mph
Barometer 30.49 in
Dewpoint -27°F (-33°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-35°F (-37°C)
Last update 23 Jan 2:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Benton WI

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 01:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning until January 23, 01:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning
  •  
    Extreme Cold Warning until January 23, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Fri

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: -16 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: -6 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around -12. Wind chill values between -15 and -25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: -12 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Calm wind.

    High: 1 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8. North wind around 5 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -9 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 10 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A chance of flurries after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values between -30 and -35. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around -12. Wind chill values between -15 and -25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Benton WI
 42.53°N 90.34°W (Elev. 899 ft)
2:32 am CST Jan 23, 2026
2am CST Jan 23, 2026-6pm CST Jan 29, 2026
 
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