Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Platteville Municipal Airport (KPVB)

Lat: 42.69° N Lon: 90.44° W Elev: 1020 ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed SW 13 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.62 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 13 Jan 6:35 am CST
Detailed forecast for

Lafayette County

Today
Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight
Colder. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of light rain and snow after midnight. Slight chance of light snow early in the morning. Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Wednesday
Much colder. Partly sunny until late afternoon then clearing. Highs in the mid 20s. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
Wednesday Night
Colder. Mostly clear. Lows around 9. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of light snow in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Light snow likely. Not as cold. Light snow accumulations. Lows in the lower 20s. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Friday
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light snow. Highs in the lower 30s.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of light snow. Colder. Lows around 9.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow. Colder. Highs around 14.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy through around midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 2.
Sunday
Partly sunny. Highs around 14.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows around 2.
Martin Luther King Jr Day
Partly sunny. Highs around 16.



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605 AM CST Tue Jan 13 2026
 
 

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