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

Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (KEAU)

Lat: 44.87°NLon: 91.49°WElev: 886ft.

Mostly Cloudy

4°F

-16°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed W 10 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1019.5 mb)
Dewpoint -2°F (-19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-11°F (-24°C)
Last update 22 Jan 7:56 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Tainter Lake WI

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Warning
  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of flurries.  Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 7 by 10am, then falling to around -4 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 7 °F

    Slight Chance
    Flurries and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -43. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Wind chill values as low as -42. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -8 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: -17 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Calm wind.

    High: -2 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Calm wind.

    Low: -14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 5 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -13. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -13 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of flurries. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 7 by 10am, then falling to around -4 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -43. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Wind chill values as low as -42. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -13. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Tainter Lake WI
 44.98°N 91.83°W (Elev. 896 ft)
8:42 am CST Jan 22, 2026
8am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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