Winter Storm Warnings
January 23 2026
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 to 40 below, with
a few spots down to 45 below expected this morning. Daytime wind
chill readings today will briefly be around 20 to 30 below before
dropping again to around 25 to 35 below tonight into Saturday
morning.
* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and northeast Wisconsin.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Keep pets indoors as much as possible.
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 to 45 below, with
a few spots to 50 below expected this morning. Daytime wind chills
today will be around 25 to 30 below before dropping again to 30 to
40 below again tonight into Saturday morning.
* WHERE...Marathon, Portage, Wood, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas,
Florence, and Forest Counties.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 50 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Keep pets indoors as much as possible.
* WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills
as low as 42 below through mid-morning today, and between 30 and
35 below tonight into early Saturday morning. For the Cold Weather
Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 30 below expected.
* WHERE...Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Green Lake, Marquette, Dodge,
Ozaukee, and Washington Counties.
* WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until 6 AM CST Saturday. For
the Cold Weather Advisory, from 6 AM to noon CST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on
exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
* WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills
as low as 40 below. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind
chills as low as 30 below expected.
* WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Wisconsin.
* WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until 1 PM CST this
afternoon. For the Cold Weather Advisory, from 1 PM this afternoon
to noon CST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on
exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
* WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills
as low as 45 below. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind
chills as low as 34 below expected.
* WHERE...Buffalo, Jackson, and Trempealeau Counties.
* WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until noon CST today. For the
Cold Weather Advisory, from noon today to midnight CST tonight.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
* WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills
as low as 45 below. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind
chills as low as 34 below expected.
* WHERE...In Iowa, Floyd, Mitchell, Chickasaw, and Howard Counties.
In Minnesota, Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, and Winona
Counties.
* WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until noon CST today. For the
Cold Weather Advisory, from noon today to 3 AM CST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
* WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills
as low as 45 below. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind
chills as low as 34 below expected.
* WHERE...In Iowa, Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, and Winneshiek
Counties. In Minnesota, Houston County.
* WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until noon CST today. For the
Cold Weather Advisory, from noon today to 3 AM CST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
* WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills
as low as 45 below. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind
chills as low as 34 below expected.
* WHERE...Adams, Juneau, Crawford, Grant, Richland, Vernon, La
Crosse, and Monroe Counties.
* WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until noon CST today. For the
Cold Weather Advisory, from noon today to midnight CST tonight.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
* WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills
as low as 50 below. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind
chills as low as 34 below expected.
* WHERE...Clark and Taylor Counties.
* WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until noon CST today. For the
Cold Weather Advisory, from noon today to 9 AM CST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 50 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, northwest winds 25 to 30 kt with
gusts up to 35 kt and waves 6 to 9 ft. For the Heavy Freezing
Spray Warning, heavy freezing spray at a rate of 2 cm per hour
or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels.
* WHERE...Northern Third of the Open Waters of Lake Michigan,
Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake, and Lake Michigan from Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI
5NM offshore to Mid Lake.
* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, until 8 AM CST this morning. For
the Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, until 3 AM CST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in heavy freezing spray is
hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic
components inoperative. Rapid ice accretion on decks and
superstructures may result in a catastrophic loss of
stability. Strong winds will cause hazardous waves which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, northwest winds 25 to 30 kt with
gusts up to 35 kt and waves 7 to 12 ft. For the Heavy Freezing
Spray Warning, heavy freezing spray at a rate of 2 cm per hour
or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels.
* WHERE...Southern Open Waters of Lake Michigan, Lake Michigan
from Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake, and
Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to
Mid Lake.
* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, until noon CST today. For the
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning, until 3 AM CST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in heavy freezing spray is
hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic
components inoperative. Rapid ice accretion on decks and
superstructures may result in a catastrophic loss of
stability. Strong winds will cause hazardous waves which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
