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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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Milwaukee, General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE)

Lat: 42.96°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 722ft.

Fair

12°F

-11°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed W 13 G 23 mph
Barometer 30.06 in (1019.4 mb)
Dewpoint 2°F (-17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-3°F (-19°C)
Last update 22 Jan 5:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Fox Point WI

Extreme Cold Watch 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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  • Today

    Today: Scattered flurries between 11am and noon, then isolated snow showers after noon. Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 17 °F

    Isolated Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered flurries before midnight. Patchy blowing snow before 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: -13 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -5. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: -5 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Wind chill values between -20 and -25. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. North wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 13.

    High: 13 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Scattered flurries between 11am and noon, then isolated snow showers after noon. Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Scattered flurries before midnight. Patchy blowing snow before 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -5. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Wind chill values between -20 and -25. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 13.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 15.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fox Point WI
 43.15°N 87.91°W (Elev. 682 ft)
Last Update:
5:27 am CST Jan 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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