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

Milwaukee, General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE)

Lat: 42.96°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 722ft.

Light Snow Blowing Snow

17°F

-8°C

Humidity	59%
Wind Speed	W 13 G 26 mph
Barometer	30.09 in (1020.4 mb)
Dewpoint	5°F (-15°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Wind Chill	3°F (-16°C)
Last update	22 Jan 1:52 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ENE West Milwaukee 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: 19 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: -14 °F
Chance
Flurries and
Breezy
Friday
High: -4 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -12 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 8 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 4 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 15 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday Night
Low: -2 °F
Chance Snow
Monday
High: 10 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

A chance of flurries before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Wind chill values between -25 and -30. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 4. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind around 10 mph.