Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Madison, Dane County Regional-Truax Field (KMSN)

Lat: 43.14°NLon: 89.35°WElev: 860ft.

Mostly Cloudy

8°F

-13°C

Humidity	50%
Wind Speed	SW 7 mph
Barometer	30.29 in (1027.9 mb)
Dewpoint	-7°F (-22°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-3°F (-19°C)
Last update	20 Jan 11:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Madison WI

Winter Weather Advisory January 20, 09:00pm until January 21, 06:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 15 °F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 10 °F
Snow
Wednesday
High: 24 °F
Partly Sunny
then Snow
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 6 °F
Snow Likely
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 16 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -14 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -4 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -15 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 1 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Snow, mainly before 4am. Low around 10. South wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday

Snow likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around -9.