Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Middleton Muni - Morey Field (KC29)

Lat: 43.11°NLon: 89.53°WElev: 928ft.

Mostly Cloudy

17°F

-8°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed W 16 G 26 mph
Barometer 30.11 in
Dewpoint -3°F (-19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill2°F (-17°C)
Last update 22 Jan 2:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Waunakee WI

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 01:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 12:00am until January 23, 01:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow, mainly before 5pm.  Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. High near 15. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 15 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of snow before 8pm, then a chance of flurries between 8pm and 9pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: -18 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: -6 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around -17. Wind chill values between -25 and -30. North wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -17 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 2. Calm wind.

    High: 2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: -8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 8.

    High: 8 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow, mainly before 5pm. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. High near 15. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of snow before 8pm, then a chance of flurries between 8pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around -17. Wind chill values between -25 and -30. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 2. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 8.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Waunakee WI
 43.14°N 89.48°W (Elev. 948 ft)
2:17 pm CST Jan 22, 2026
2pm CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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