Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog! Biting winds and bitter cold temperatures are combining to produce dangerous conditions across southeastern Wisconsin. In today's blog we discuss how long the arctic chill lasts and when temperatures jump above freezing in the not too distant future.
An arctic airmass continues to produce wind chills values of -30 to -47 across our area. In frigid wind chills this far below zero it only takes about 10 minutes for frostbite to occur. The wind chill explainer below shows as the wind increases it removes heat from the body, driving down skin temperature and eventually the internal body temperatures.
A WIND CHILL WARNING remains in effect until noon Tuesday as the 'feels like' or wind chills values stay between -25 and -45 below zero. The Future Wind Chills forecast map below shows another brutally cold start to Tuesday with chills -35 to -43 in our area.
Temperatures gradually warm on Wednesday with highs back into the teens. A quick thaw may reach southern Wisconsin on Friday-Sunday with highs in the 20s to 30s. The WPC surface forecast map below is valid on Friday. With winds turning to the southwest highs should jump into the 20s. Look for 30s on Saturday with a chance of rain, freezing rain, a mix or snow. Something we need to watch closely!
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Have a great day!