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

Middleton Muni - Morey Field (KC29)

Lat: 43.11°NLon: 89.53°WElev: 928ft.

Partly Cloudy and Breezy

17°F

-8°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed W 24 G 30 mph
Barometer 30.11 in
Dewpoint -3°F (-19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-1°F (-18°C)
Last update 22 Jan 1:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Fitchburg 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
Extreme Cold Warning
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A slight chance of snow before 4pm, then a chance of flurries after 4pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 17 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 9pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -17 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: -6 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values between -20 and -25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: -15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 1. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

    High: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: -7 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon.  Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 12.

    High: 12 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight chance of snow before 4pm, then a chance of flurries after 4pm. Patchy blowing snow before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind around 15 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 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values between -20 and -25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 1. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 14.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fitchburg WI
 43.01°N 89.43°W (Elev. 955 ft)
12:36 pm CST Jan 22, 2026
1pm CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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