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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Waukesha County Airport (KUES)

Lat: 43.04°NLon: 88.25°WElev: 886ft.

Fair

3°F

-16°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed W 13 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint -4°F (-20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-14°F (-26°C)
Last update 18 Jan 9:45 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Waukesha WI

Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 06:00pm until January 19, 12:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory January 19, 03:00am until January 19, 12:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
Cold Weather Advisory

  • Today

    Today: Snow, mainly after 3pm. High near 15. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 15 °F

    Cloudy then
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Low around -1. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: -1 °F

    Snow and
    Breezy then
    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Areas of blowing snow before 1pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values between -15 and -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Snow and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 14. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 18 by 3am. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 11 °F⇑

    Chance Snow
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.

    High: 15 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly after 3pm. High near 15. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Low around -1. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
M.L.King Day
Areas of blowing snow before 1pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values between -15 and -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 14. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 18 by 3am. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. West wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Waukesha WI
 43.01°N 88.24°W (Elev. 922 ft)
Last Update:
10:36 am CST Jan 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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