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.

Mostly Cloudy and Breezy

10°F

-12°C

Humidity 50%
Wind Speed W 21 G 25 mph
Barometer 30.12 in
Dewpoint -5°F (-21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-9°F (-23°C)
Last update 22 Jan 4:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Wisconsin Dells 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 likely, mainly before 5pm.  Areas of blowing snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a steady temperature around 8. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 8 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. 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 Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • 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 -20 and -30. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: -17 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 3. Calm wind.

    High: 3 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Calm wind.

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 9 °F

    Cold

  • 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 9.

    High: 9 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow likely, mainly before 5pm. Areas of blowing snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a steady temperature around 8. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. 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 -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 -20 and -30. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 3. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Calm wind.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 9.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 13.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 9.
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Point Forecast:
Wisconsin Dells WI
 43.62°N 89.75°W (Elev. 896 ft)
3:06 pm CST Jan 22, 2026
4pm CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 29, 2026
 
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