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Cold Weather Advisory, Wisconsin

Moderate

Wind chills as low as 40 below zero. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 degrees below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

Ended Monday, January 26, 2026.

Issued
Expires
Updated

Places in this advisory

How much

Wind chill
As low as 40 below zero

Map

Map of Wisconsin with this advisory The Cold Weather Advisory covers Superior, Ashland, Hayward. I-35I-94US 61US 53US 51SuperiorAshlandHaywardSpoonerPark FallsMINNESOTAWISCONSINMICHIGANLake Superior25 mi I-35US 61US 53US 51SuperiorAshlandHaywardSpoonerMINNESOTAWISCONSINMICHIGANLake Superior50 mi I-35US 61US 51SuperiorAshlandHaywardMINNESOTAWISCONSINMICHIGANLake Superior50 mi I-35US 61SuperiorHaywardMINNESOTA50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Very cold wind chills as low as 40 degrees below zero.
Where
In Minnesota, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Pine, Cass, Carlton and South St. Louis, Cook and Lake Counties. In Wisconsin, Price, Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Sawyer, and Washburn Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the northwestern area of the Lac du Flambeau Band, the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, the Fond du Lac Band, the Bad River Reservation, the Red Cliff Band, the Grand Portage Reservation, the St. Croix Band in Burnett County and the Mille Lacs Band, Big Sandy Lake, East Lake, Hinckley and, Lena Lake areas. Other locations including Madeline Island and the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. This also includes the Boundary Waters eastern and central area.
When
Until noon CST today.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 degrees below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. January 26, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 26, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 25, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 25, 2026
  5. Extended to Monday, noon. January 25, 2026
  6. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 24, 2026
  7. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 24, 2026
  8. Area expanded. January 24, 2026
  9. Cold Weather Advisory issued for Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon. January 23, 2026