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 >

Current conditions at

Waukesha County Airport (KUES)

Lat: 43.04°NLon: 88.25°WElev: 886ft.

Light Snow

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed W 15 G 30 mph
Barometer 30.10 in
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill1°F (-17°C)
Last update 22 Jan 1:45 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Big Bend WI

Cold Weather Advisory 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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Cold Weather Advisory
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  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 10pm.  Patchy blowing snow between 9pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -17 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: -6 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around -15. Wind chill values between -25 and -30. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -15 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after noon.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a low around 0. North wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8.

    High: 8 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 10pm. Patchy blowing snow between 9pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around -15. Wind chill values between -25 and -30. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 0. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 11.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNE Big Bend WI
 42.9°N 88.19°W (Elev. 948 ft)
1:52 pm CST Jan 22, 2026
2pm CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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