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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Milwaukee, General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE)

Lat: 42.96°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 722ft.

Mostly Cloudy

23°F

-5°C

Humidity	74%
Wind Speed	W 10 mph
Barometer	29.86 in (1012.3 mb)
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	13°F (-11°C)
Last update	21 Jan 11:52 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Greendale WI

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

This Afternoon
High: 24 °F
Chance Snow
Tonight
Low: 7 °F
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 18 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -14 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -5 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -12 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 4 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: -3 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 11 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 30 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Snow likely, mainly before 10pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 7. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

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

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind around 5 mph.