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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Watertown (KRYV)

Lat: 43.17°NLon: 88.72°WElev: 814ft.

Overcast

21°F

-6°C

Humidity	72%
Wind Speed	SW 10 mph
Barometer	29.86 in
Dewpoint	13°F (-11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	10°F (-12°C)
Last update	21 Jan 12:15 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Fort Atkinson WI

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

This Afternoon
High: 24 °F
Snow Likely
Tonight
Low: 5 °F
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 17 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -16 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -7 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -18 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -2 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -10 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 8 °F
Slight Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight

Snow, mainly before 9pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Low around 5. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.