Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Platteville Municipal Airport (KPVB)

Lat: 42.69°NLon: 90.44°WElev: 1020ft.

Fair

-1°F

-18°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.39 in
Dewpoint -14°F (-26°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 24 Jan 11:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Lancaster WI

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -17. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -21. North wind 6 to 11 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -24. Northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -26. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 12. West wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -17. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -21. North wind 6 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -24. Northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -26. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 12. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW Lancaster WI
 42.78°N 90.77°W
10:36 pm CST Jan 24, 2026
11pm CST Jan 24, 2026-6pm CST Jan 31, 2026
 
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