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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Racine, Batten International Airport (KRAC)

Lat: 42.76°NLon: 87.82°WElev: 673ft.

Fair

12°F

-11°C

Humidity	56%
Wind Speed	W 12 G 25 mph
Barometer	30.16 in (1022.6 mb)
Dewpoint	-1°F (-18°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-2°F (-19°C)
Last update	22 Jan 8:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Wind Point 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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Extreme Cold Watch

Extreme Cold Warning

Today
High: 18 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: -11 °F
Scattered
Flurries and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday
High: -3 °F
Blustery.
Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Mostly
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: -10 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 9 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 3 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 15 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 0 °F
Chance Snow
Monday
High: 13 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A chance of flurries between 11am and 2pm, then a slight chance of snow after 2pm. Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Scattered flurries before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday

Patchy blowing snow before noon. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values between -20 and -25. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 13.