Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Taylor County Airport (KMDZ)

Lat: 45.1°NLon: 90.3°WElev: 1460ft.

Fair

-9°F

-23°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 30.45 in
Dewpoint -23°F (-31°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 24 Jan 3:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Medford WI

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. Calm wind.

    Low: -22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -28. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 3 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -34. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: -20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -35. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 7. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 7 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. West wind around 6 mph.

    Low: -9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 6. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: -9 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -22. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -28. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -34. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -35. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 7. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. West wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 6. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Medford WI
 45.14°N 90.37°W
3:16 pm CST Jan 24, 2026
3pm CST Jan 24, 2026-6pm CST Jan 31, 2026
 
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