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Cold Weather Advisory

Status

New Event Active alert

Start Time

Fri 01/23/2026 02:00 PM EST

End Time

Sat 01/24/2026 01:00 PM EST

Significance

Advisory

Impacts

Low impact

Locations Affected

Milwaukee, WI ∙ Madison, WI ∙ Kenosha, WI ∙ Waukesha, WI ∙ Racine, WI ∙ Janesville, WI ∙ West Allis, WI ∙ Puckaway Lake, WI ∙ Oak Creek, WI ∙ Columbus, WI

Full Alert Message

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 1014 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM CST FRIDAY... ...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY... * WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 to 42 below zero expected. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 20 to 29 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central, south central, and southeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, from midnight tonight to 1 PM CST Friday. For the Cold Weather Advisory, from 1 PM Friday to noon CST Saturday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must go outside.

Technical Header

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-230015- /O.UPG.KMKX.EC.A.0002.260123T1900Z-260124T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.CW.Y.0002.260123T1900Z-260124T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.EC.W.0001.260123T0600Z-260123T1900Z/ Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge- Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee- Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- Including the cities of Endeavor, Brodhead, Westfield, Milwaukee, Dodgeville, Madison, Racine, Whitewater, Howards Grove, Oostburg, Germantown, Plymouth, Princeton, Sauk City, Portage, Mineral Point, Hartford, Monroe, Mayville, Darlington, Oxford, Shullsburg, New Berlin, Waukesha, Muskego, Belmont, Janesville, Blanchardville, Reedsburg, Benton, Lake Geneva, West Bend, Cedarburg, Argyle, Beaver Dam, Elkhorn, Columbus, Fond Du Lac, Delavan, Waupun, Beloit, Lake Wisconsin, Neshkoro, Montello, Baraboo, Mequon, Markesan, Watertown, East Troy, Barneveld, Lodi, Brookfield, Fort Atkinson, Berlin, Sheboygan Falls, Kenosha, Prairie Du Sac, Jefferson, Grafton, and Menomonee Falls 1014 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026