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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Milwaukee, General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE)

Lat: 42.96°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 722ft.

Light Snow

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed SW 13 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1014.1 mb)
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill0°F (-18°C)
Last update 17 Jan 12:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Wauwatosa WI

Winter Weather Advisory until January 17, 09:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory until January 17, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Sat

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 22 °F

    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 7 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow after noon. High near 17. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Chance Snow
    then
    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Blustery

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Cold and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow. High near 22. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Snow after noon. High near 17. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 18.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wauwatosa WI
 43.07°N 88°W (Elev. 751 ft)
Last Update:
12:27 pm CST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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