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

Milwaukee, General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE)

Lat: 42.96°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 722ft.

Mostly Cloudy

22°F

-6°C

Humidity	75%
Wind Speed	W 15 G 24 mph
Barometer	29.85 in (1012.0 mb)
Dewpoint	15°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	9°F (-13°C)
Last update	21 Jan 12:52 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Fox Point WI

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

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Extreme Cold Watch

This Afternoon
High: 25 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 9 °F
Chance Snow
then Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Thursday
High: 19 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
Snow
Thursday Night
Low: -14 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -4 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: -12 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 7 °F
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 3 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 15 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

A 50 percent chance of snow between 8pm and 11pm. Patchy blowing snow between 1am and 2am. Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 9. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

A chance of flurries between 9am and 3pm, then a slight chance of snow after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 19. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15.