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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Racine, Batten International Airport (KRAC)

Lat: 42.76°NLon: 87.82°WElev: 673ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

22°F

-6°C

Humidity	85%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.93 in (1014.6 mb)
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	3.00 mi
Last update	21 Jan 5:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Wind Point WI

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

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Extreme Cold Watch

Today
High: 25 °F
Snow Showers
Likely then
Chance Snow
Showers
Tonight
Low: 9 °F
Snow Showers
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 19 °F
Breezy.
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: -11 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
Friday
High: -3 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Blustery then
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: -9 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 6 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 1 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 13 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow showers likely with scattered flurries before 11am, then a chance of snow showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 25. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

Snow showers, mainly before 9pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Low around 9. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind around 10 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 0.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 13.