Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

Kenosha, Kenosha Regional Airport (KENW)

Lat: 42.6°NLon: 87.94°WElev: 741ft.

Mostly Cloudy

25°F

-4°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed W 12 G 20 mph
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 21 Jan 11:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ENE Pleasant Prairie WI

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 25. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely, mainly before 8pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 9. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 9 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon.  Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: -3 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon.  Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13.

    High: 13 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 25. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Snow likely, mainly before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 9. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ENE Pleasant Prairie WI
 42.54°N 87.83°W (Elev. 607 ft)
12:26 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
12pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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