Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Madison, Dane County Regional-Truax Field (KMSN)

Lat: 43.14°NLon: 89.35°WElev: 860ft.

Fair

8°F

-13°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.05 in (1019.1 mb)
Dewpoint 3°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Jan 2:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Arlington WI

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Snow, mainly before 2pm.  High near 16. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 16 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values between zero and 5. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 23 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 25. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 25 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
New Year's Day
Snow, mainly before 2pm. High near 16. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values between zero and 5. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 7. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 25. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
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Point Forecast:
Arlington WI
 43.33°N 89.38°W (Elev. 1047 ft)
3:07 am CST Jan 1, 2026
3am CST Jan 1, 2026-6pm CST Jan 7, 2026
 
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