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.

Snow

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed SW 9 mph
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 0.75 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 21 Jan 5:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

New Glarus WI

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 01:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory until January 21, 11:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 12:00am until January 23, 01:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning
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    Winter Weather Advisory until January 21, 11:00pm

    NOW until 11:00pm Wed

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 23 °F

    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly before 9pm.  Patchy blowing snow between 9pm and 11pm. Low around 7. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 7 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of flurries between 9am and 2pm, then a slight chance of snow after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 17 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -17. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: -6 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. North wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. North wind around 5 mph.

    High: 1 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow. High near 23. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight
Snow, mainly before 9pm. Patchy blowing snow between 9pm and 11pm. Low around 7. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Thursday
A chance of flurries between 9am and 2pm, then a slight chance of snow after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -17. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Monday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 8.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -1.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14.
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Point Forecast:
New Glarus WI
 42.82°N 89.62°W (Elev. 1050 ft)
5:01 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
5pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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