Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Platteville Municipal Airport (KPVB)

Lat: 42.69°NLon: 90.44°WElev: 1020ft.

Fair

1°F

-17°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 30.01 in
Dewpoint -5°F (-21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-12°F (-24°C)
Last update 18 Jan 5:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Lancaster WI

Cold Weather Advisory January 19, 03:00am until January 19, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
  • Today

    Today: Snow, mainly after 11am.  High near 16. Wind chill values as low as -11. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 16 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely, mainly before 9pm.  Patchy blowing snow after 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: -4 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a west wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 4 °F

    Cold and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -14. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 10 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 22. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 18 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly after 11am. High near 16. Wind chill values as low as -11. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Patchy blowing snow after 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a west wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -14. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 22. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19. North wind 8 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. North wind around 9 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 6. North wind 9 to 11 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW Lancaster WI
 42.78°N 90.77°W
5:21 am CST Jan 18, 2026
6am CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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