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

Ladysmith - Rusk County Airport (KRCX)

Lat: 45.49°NLon: 91°WElev: 1234ft.

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Extended Forecast for

Cornell WI

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

    Overnight: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 2am.  Cloudy, with a low around 6. Calm wind.

    Low: 6 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow likely, mainly after noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Light south southwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 19 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Snow Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -14. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -15. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 7 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: -21 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -8 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: -23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

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

    High: -3 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Calm wind.

    Low: -15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 6. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Snow likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Light south southwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -14. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -15. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 10. West wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
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Point Forecast:
Cornell WI
 45.18°N 91.15°W (Elev. 1070 ft)
10:07 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
12am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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