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

Monroe Municipal Airport (KEFT)

Lat: 42.62°NLon: 89.59°WElev: 1082ft.

Overcast

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed SW 15 mph
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill7°F (-14°C)
Last update 21 Jan 12:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Monroe Municipal Airport WI

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

    This Afternoon: Snow, mainly after 4pm.  High near 23. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 23 °F

    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely, mainly before 9pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 6. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 6 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -15 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: -7 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. North wind around 5 mph.

    High: 0 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. North wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon.  Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8.

    High: 8 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow, mainly after 4pm. High near 23. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 6. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust 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 17. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 11.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
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Point Forecast:
Monroe Municipal Airport WI
 42.62°N 89.6°W (Elev. 1060 ft)
12:08 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
12pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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