Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

New Richmond Municipal Airport (KRNH)

Lat: 45.15°NLon: 92.53°WElev: 991ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
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Extended Forecast for

Hammond WI

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 09:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 11. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow likely, mainly between 10am and 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 20 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Snow
    Likely and
    Blustery

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -12. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 6 by 10am, then falling to around -4 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -26. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -10. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -10 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: -24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

    High: -4 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 11. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Snow likely, mainly between 10am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -12. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 6 by 10am, then falling to around -4 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -26. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -10. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 10. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Hammond WI
 44.97°N 92.43°W (Elev. 1148 ft)
3:16 am CST Jan 21, 2026
3am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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