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

Middleton Muni - Morey Field (KC29)

Lat: 43.11°NLon: 89.53°WElev: 928ft.

Overcast

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed SW 9 mph
Barometer 29.82 in
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 21 Jan 2:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Middleton WI

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 01:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 12:00am until January 23, 01:00pm
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Extreme Cold Warning
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow, mainly after 3pm.  High near 23. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 23 °F

    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly before 8pm.  Patchy blowing snow between 11pm and midnight. Low around 7. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 7 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of flurries between 9am and 3pm, then a slight chance of snow after 3pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 18 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -17. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: -7 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. North wind around 5 mph.

    High: 0 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. North wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon.  Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9.

    High: 9 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow, mainly after 3pm. High near 23. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Snow, mainly before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow between 11pm and midnight. Low around 7. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of flurries between 9am and 3pm, then a slight chance of snow after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -17. Wind chill values between -30 and -40. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Monday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Middleton WI
 43.05°N 89.52°W (Elev. 1148 ft)
2:12 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
2pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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