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

11°F

-12°C

Humidity	64%
Wind Speed	W 13 G 22 mph
Barometer	30.09 in (1020.4 mb)
Dewpoint	1°F (-17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-4°F (-20°C)
Last update	22 Jan 5:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW 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
Isolated Snow
Showers and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: -13 °F
Scattered
Flurries and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday
High: -3 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Blustery
then Mostly
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: -11 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 9 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 1 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 15 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday Night
Low: -1 °F
Chance Snow
Monday
High: 13 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Scattered flurries between 11am and 1pm, then isolated snow showers after 1pm. Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Scattered flurries before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow before 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values between -20 and -25. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 1. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

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 -1. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday

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