More Snow, Bitter Cold: Wisconsin Gets A Double Dose Of Winter Weather

Wisconsin is set to see another round of snow as well as a stretch of bitter cold temperatures.

A strong arctic cold front is moving into the region Wednesday afternoon and evening, while another system is bringing additional wintry weather primarily to southern Wisconsin.

Several inches of snow may accumulate in southern and eastern areas by midnight, followed by plunging temperatures.

Meteorologist Mike Kurz of the National Weather Service in La Crosse said that combination could cause problems on the roads in some areas because there will be, “a flash freeze of any snow that melts on the roads today.”

“We’ll also have an increase in the winds,” he said. “They’ll be ramping up behind this cold front very quickly. So once it pushes through, we’re looking at potential for blowing snow that could potentially cause some visibility issues.”

It will be noticeably colder than what Wisconsin has seen since Sunday’s winter storm.

“Tonight’s lows across the state are going to drop to almost minus 10 in the northern part of the state, and into the single digits (above zero) across the southern part,” Kurz said. “Thursday, we’re looking at highs basically just in the single digits to maybe the teens in the far southeast part of Wisconsin.”

The cold snap is expected to last through the end of the week, with temperatures back in the 20s and 30s Saturday.