Officially, the temperature in Madison was 11 below at 5:53 a.m. and the high Tuesday was expected to reach only 2.

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.

The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Cold Warning for all of southern Wisconsin until Noon on January 21. Dangerous wind

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.

Light snow is looking more likely for Wednesday. Most of the snow is expected after the morning commute, but there may be a few slick spots early.

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.

Wisconsin continues to see freezing temperatures this week. Here's how NWS meteorologists calculate wind chill.

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

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

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.

A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 9:06 p.m. for snow until ... an area of light to occasionally moderate snow across far southeastern Wisconsin. Said band of snow is beginning to move into the I-43 Corridor between ...