Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Waukesha County Airport (KUES)

Lat: 43.04°NLon: 88.25°WElev: 886ft.

Mostly Cloudy

-8°F

-22°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed NW 17 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.43 in
Dewpoint -18°F (-28°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-31°F (-35°C)
Last update 23 Jan 3:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Okauchee Lake WI

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 01:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 03:46am until January 23, 01:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning
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    Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 03:46am until January 23, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Fri

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: -17 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: -7 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -17. Wind chill values between -20 and -25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: -17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Calm wind.

    High: 3 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight.  Cloudy, with a low around -5. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 8 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A slight chance of snow before 5am, then a chance of flurries after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around -17. Wind chill values between -30 and -35. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -17. Wind chill values between -20 and -25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around -5. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.
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Point Forecast:
Okauchee Lake WI
 43.15°N 88.44°W (Elev. 896 ft)
3:16 am CST Jan 23, 2026
3am CST Jan 23, 2026-6pm CST Jan 29, 2026
 
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