Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Burlington Municipal Airport (KBUU)

Lat: 42.69°NLon: 88.31°WElev: 778ft.

Fair

N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed W 10 G 16 mph
Barometer 30.13 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Jan 7:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Williams Bay WI

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 01:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 12:00am until January 23, 01:00pm
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  • Today

    Today: Scattered flurries between 10am and noon, then isolated snow showers after noon.  Patchy blowing snow between noon and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 17 °F

    Isolated Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered flurries before 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -16 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: -7 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values between -20 and -25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: -15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after noon.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 4. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: -5 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.

    High: 10 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today
Scattered flurries between 10am and noon, then isolated snow showers after noon. Patchy blowing snow between noon and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Scattered flurries before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values between -20 and -25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 4. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 14.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Williams Bay WI
 42.59°N 88.54°W (Elev. 915 ft)
5:27 am CST Jan 22, 2026
7am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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