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

Baraboo Wisconsin Dells Airport (KDLL)

Lat: 43.52°NLon: 89.77°WElev: 971ft.

Overcast

13°F

-11°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed W 17 G 26 mph
Barometer 30.09 in
Dewpoint 0°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-4°F (-20°C)
Last update 22 Jan 1:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Baraboo 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: A slight chance of snow before 3pm, then a chance of flurries after 3pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 14 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 8pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -19 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: -7 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values between -20 and -25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: -16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Calm wind.

    High: 1 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. North wind around 5 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -9 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

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

    High: 8 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight chance of snow before 3pm, then a chance of flurries after 3pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values between -20 and -25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 8.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles S Baraboo WI
 43.43°N 89.73°W (Elev. 1148 ft)
1:52 pm CST Jan 22, 2026
2pm CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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