The Milwaukee area will see light snow all day as the region experiences another round of frigid temperatures. Flurries will move across southern Wisconsin throughout the early morning on Wednesday, followed by light snow showers until 2 or 3 a.

Southeastern Wisconsin residents urged to take precautions as arctic air mass brings dangerous wind chills overnight

Several schools and organizations have already announced closures for Tuesday. You can view a complete list compiled by our

While many Wisconsin schools — including Madison College and the Madison Metropolitan School District — have already announced Tuesday closures due to the extreme cold, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is planning to "operate normally.

As wind chills hit dangerous levels, the decision to close schools becomes critical. Kevin Wagner, a lead meteorologist with the National Weather Service, explains how those decisions are made.

The advisory is in effect for most counties 3 a.m. Sunday until 9 p.m. Monday. It begins for several others, including Milwaukee, at 9 p.m. Sunday.

On Monday at 2:34 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an extreme cold warning valid for Tuesday between 3 a.m. and noon. The warning is for Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha

Light snow showers will move across southern Wisconsin until 2 or 3 a.m. on Thursday, amounting to up to two inches of snow.

On Wednesday at 2:13 p.m. an updated snow squall warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 3 p.m. The warning is for Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Iron,

Arctic blast forces school closures as southern Wisconsin faces dangerous wind chills, with officials warning of rapid frostbite risk

Very cold air will be moving in this weekend into next week. A cold weather advisory has been issued for southeast Wisconsin.