Snow Squalls May Impact the Northeast on Thursday; Dangerously Cold Arctic Air Impact the North-Central US

Snow showers and snow squalls are likely to develop across the Northeast on Thursday. Lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures, gusty winds and dangerous wind chills to the Northern Plains before expanding to the South and East. A major winter storm will begin impacting the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley Friday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Milwaukee, General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE)

Lat: 42.96°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 722ft.

Fair

15°F

-9°C

Humidity	56%
Wind Speed	W 12 G 23 mph
Barometer	30.02 in (1017.9 mb)
Dewpoint	2°F (-17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	1°F (-17°C)
Last update	22 Jan 3:52 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Franksville 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: -14 °F
Scattered
Flurries and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday
High: -5 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -13 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 6 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: -2 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 14 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday Night
Low: -3 °F
Chance Snow
Monday
High: 11 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Scattered flurries between 11am and noon, then isolated snow showers after noon. Patchy blowing snow between noon and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Scattered flurries before 10pm. Patchy blowing snow between 9pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -5. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. 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 6. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -2. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. North wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind around 10 mph.