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 >

Current conditions at

Middleton Muni - Morey Field (KC29)

Lat: 43.11°NLon: 89.53°WElev: 928ft.

Overcast

17°F

-8°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed W 3 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 21 Jan 6:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Blue Mounds WI

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

    Today: Snow showers, mainly after 4pm.  High near 21. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 21 °F

    Cloudy then
    Snow Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers, mainly before 8pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Low around 5. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 5 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -16 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: -9 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -17 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: -1 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: -10 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7.

    High: 7 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow showers, mainly after 4pm. High near 21. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight
Snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Low around 5. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -8.
Monday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 10.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
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Point Forecast:
Blue Mounds WI
 43.02°N 89.82°W (Elev. 1499 ft)
6:11 am CST Jan 21, 2026
7am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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