Unsecured items like trash cans or holiday decorations could go "tumbling down the street," but no damage to trees or structures is expected.
The Extreme Cold Warning is in effect until noon. Wind chills will remain below zero until Wednesday afternoon.
Milwaukee faced extreme wind chills and a cold weather advisory, with a slight chance of snow and low temperatures forecasted.
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.
Several Milwaukee-area services, resources and programs won't be available Tuesday due to the extreme cold. Many area schools, including Milwaukee Public Schools, have also already announced Tuesday closures.
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.
An "artic air mass" will be moving into the region from Canada as we head into the weekend, causing temperatures to tumble.
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,
Some areas of southeastern Wisconsin saw upwards of three inches of snow, which was heavier than anticipated, according to National Weather Service Milwaukee meteorologist Taylor Patterson. Milwaukee is not expected to get any more snow in the coming week, as temperatures rise above freezing over the weekend, she said.
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 9:06 p.m. for snow until 11 p.m. The alert is for Waukesha, Milwaukee, Rock, Walworth, Racine and
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,