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

Rice Lake, Rice Lake Regional-Carl's Field Airport (KRPD)

Lat: 45.42°NLon: 91.77°WElev: 1106ft.

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Humidity NA
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Extended Forecast for

Mikana WI

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

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Calm wind.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow likely, mainly between 10am and 5pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -13. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values as low as -21. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -25. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: -9 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -28. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: -28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Calm wind.

    High: -4 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -20. Calm wind.

    Low: -20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Snow likely, mainly between 10am and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -13. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values as low as -21. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -25. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -28. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -20. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Mikana WI
 45.59°N 91.59°W (Elev. 1214 ft)
2:26 am CST Jan 21, 2026
2am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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