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

Madison, Dane County Regional-Truax Field (KMSN)

Lat: 43.14°NLon: 89.35°WElev: 860ft.

Overcast

14°F

-10°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.91 in (1014.5 mb)
Dewpoint	12°F (-11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	21 Jan 6:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Madison, Dane County Regional-Truax Field WI

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

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Extreme Cold Watch

Today
High: 23 °F
Cloudy then
Snow Showers
Tonight
Low: 5 °F
Snow Showers
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 16 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: -16 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -8 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -17 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 0 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -9 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Sunday
High: 8 °F
Slight Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

Scattered flurries before 8am, then snow showers after 3pm. High near 23. Southwest 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 5. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts 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 16. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. 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 -8. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.