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.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

20°F

-7°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.88 in (1013.4 mb)
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	6.00 mi
Last update	21 Jan 6:52 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Milwaukee WI

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

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Extreme Cold Watch

Today
High: 25 °F
Snow then
Chance Snow
Showers
Tonight
Low: 8 °F
Snow Showers
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 18 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: -13 °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: 12 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow with scattered flurries before 10am, then a chance of snow showers after 4pm. High near 25. West wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight

Snow showers, mainly before 9pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Low around 8. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 18. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. 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, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12.