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

Watertown (KRYV)

Lat: 43.17°NLon: 88.72°WElev: 814ft.

Fair

13°F

-11°C

Humidity	46%
Wind Speed	W 17 G 24 mph
Barometer	30.11 in
Dewpoint	-4°F (-20°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-4°F (-20°C)
Last update	22 Jan 4:15 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Lake Ripley 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
High: 17 °F
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: -17 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Clear
Friday
High: -6 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -16 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Saturday
High: 2 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: -4 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 9 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday Night
Low: -8 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 8 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

A chance of snow before 8pm, then a chance of flurries between 8pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday

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

Friday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around -16. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 2. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.