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Cold Weather Advisory, Wisconsin

Moderate

Very cold wind chills as low as 23 to 30 below zero. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Ended Monday, January 19, 2026.

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Map of Wisconsin with this advisory The Cold Weather Advisory covers Milwaukee, Madison, Kenosha. I-43I-94I-894US 45US 51MilwaukeeMadisonKenoshaRacineWaukeshaILLINOISIOWAWISCONSINLake Michigan20 mi I-94US 45US 51MilwaukeeMadisonKenoshaRacineILLINOISIOWAWISCONSINLake Michigan25 mi I-94US 45US 51MilwaukeeMadisonKenoshaILLINOISIOWAWISCONSIN50 mi I-94US 45MilwaukeeMadisonKenoshaILLINOISWISCONSIN50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Very cold wind chills as low as 23 to 30 below zero.
Where
Portions of east central, south central, and southeast Wisconsin.
When
Until noon CST today.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. January 19, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 19, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 19, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 18, 2026
  5. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 18, 2026
  6. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 18, 2026
  7. Cold Weather Advisory issued for Monday overnight through Monday afternoon. January 18, 2026