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Wisconsin To Get Late-January Heatwave: Weather Forecast

Wisconsin's artic blast will come to an abrupt end this weekend.

Wisconsin's artic blast will come to an abrupt end this weekend. The latest mid-range forecast from the National Weather Service all but guarantees a late January heatwave.
Wisconsin's artic blast will come to an abrupt end this weekend. The latest mid-range forecast from the National Weather Service all but guarantees a late January heatwave. (National Weather Service)

MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin's artic blast will come to an abrupt end this weekend. The latest mid-range forecast from the National Weather Service all but guarantees a late January heatwave.

The next few days will feel like winter, but temperatures will warm up this weekend and the warm temperatures will continue into next week, according to the NWS.

Here's the week-ahead NWS forecast from the Milwaukee Airport:

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Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. West wind around 5 mph.

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Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 14.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -2.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 39.


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