Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Arctic Blast Into Early This Week

Another blast of arctic air has arrived, as cold high pressure migrates from the northern Plains into the mid Mississippi River Valley. Highs on Sunday bearly reached zero degrees Fahrenheit in most areas. The record low maximum temperature for Madison (-2 set in 1870) on Sunday, January 17 was just missed.

A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect into Monday morning, as the combination of very cold temperatures and brisk west to northwest winds will produce wind chills of 20 below to 30 below zero. More information about wind chills is here.

Here is a map of the latest Wind Chill Advisories and Warnings, and other winter headlines, across the region:

Here is a wind chill chart, showing the effects of exposure:

Temperatures early this week will be 15 to 25 degrees below average.

Are you prepared for the colder weather? Be sure to dress in layers and cover exposed skin if you plan to venture outside. More winter weather safety tips are here.

Here are the forecast temperatures and wind chills:

High Temperatures: