Unsecured items like trash cans or holiday decorations could go "tumbling down the street," but no damage to trees or structures is expected.
Milwaukee faced extreme wind chills and a cold weather advisory, with a slight chance of snow and low temperatures forecasted.
The Cold Weather Advisory is in effect until midnight on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
Milwaukee had its coldest Jan. 21 since 1984 on Tuesday as the city, along with the rest of the state, was under a dangerous Extreme Cold Warning. According to Milwaukee-Sullivan National Weather Service meteorologist Taylor Patterson, Milwaukee reached its lowest air temperature of the day at 7:34 a.m., at minus-10.
An "artic air mass" will be moving into the region from Canada as we head into the weekend, causing temperatures to tumble.
As wind chills hit dangerous levels, the decision to close schools becomes critical. Kevin Wagner, a lead meteorologist with the National Weather Service, explains how those decisions are made.
Milwaukee will kick off this week with the most extreme cold of the winter so far. During the coldest periods, wind chill is forecast to range between -15 and -30 degrees. That's well beyond the threshold for developing frostbite and other adverse health symptoms from cold-weather exposure.
On Monday at 2:56 a.m. an updated wind advisory was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Monday between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. The advisory is for Sheboygan,
On Sunday at 6:47 p.m. an updated wind advisory was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Monday between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. The advisory is for Sheboygan,
Light snow showers will move across southern Wisconsin until 2 or 3 a.m. on Thursday, amounting to up to two inches of snow.
Roughly 40 million people from Texas to the Carolinas are under winter weather alerts as a rare winter storm amid bone-chilling temperatures brings potentially historic snowfall to cities unused to harsh,
A clipper system is expected to sweep across northern Wisconsin on Tuesday, bringing snow and windy conditions.