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A Powerful Storm Continues to Bring Windy Conditions

and Much Colder Weather

 

Brisk west winds will continue tonight and Wednesday as a powerful storm system continues to move away across Canada. Wind gusts of 20 to 35 mph are expected. The graphic below depicts the maximum wind gusts that occurred Monday night and Tuesday followed by a precise listing of those wind gusts.

 

 

Here are maximum observed wind gusts:

...Wind Reports Past 24 Hours ending at 3 PM Dec 5, 2017...

Location                     Speed     Time/Date                    

...Wisconsin...

...Columbia County...
1 NNW Pardeeville            42 MPH    0214 AM 12/05          
1 E Lake Wisconsin           41 MPH    0108 AM 12/05         
1 NW Lake Wisconsin          40 MPH    1140 PM 12/04           
2 E Lake Wisconsin           36 MPH    0121 AM 12/05          

...Dane County...
1 WNW Middleton              48 MPH    0135 AM 12/05          
Madison-Dane County Airport  48 MPH    0127 AM 12/05          
2 NE Verona                  40 MPH    1156 PM 12/04          
Black Earth                  39 MPH    0110 AM 12/05           
2 NNE Sun Prairie            38 MPH    1033 PM 12/04           
4 SW Black Earth             38 MPH    0142 PM 12/05          
De Forest                    36 MPH    0110 PM 12/05           
Oregon                       36 MPH    0130 PM 12/05           

...Dodge County...
Dodge County Apt             47 MPH    1115 PM 12/04          
3 NW Kekoskee                44 MPH    0228 PM 12/05           
2 N Watertown                37 MPH    1225 AM 12/05           

...Fond du Lac County...
Fond Du Lac Airport          51 MPH    0816 PM 12/04           
3 E Lomira                   37 MPH    0235 AM 12/05           

...Green County...
Monroe                       61 MPH    1115 PM 12/04           
New Glarus                   36 MPH    1119 PM 12/04          

...Iowa County...
Mineral Point                47 MPH    1235 AM 12/05          
4 N Dodgeville               41 MPH    0111 PM 12/05           

...Jefferson County...
Watertown                    44 MPH    0150 AM 12/05           

...Kenosha County...
Kenosha-Airport              58 MPH    1131 PM 12/04          
2 ENE Twin Lakes             49 MPH    1222 AM 12/05           
1 NW Kenosha                 35 MPH    0923 PM 12/04           

...Marquette County...
4 E Oxford                   47 MPH    0115 AM 12/05           

...Milwaukee County...
Milwaukee-Gen Mitchell Arpt  60 MPH    1241 AM 12/05          
West Allis                   50 MPH    0108 PM 12/05          
Milwaukee-Timmerman Arpt     49 MPH    0235 AM 12/05           
1 SW Cudahy                  45 MPH    0120 AM 12/05           
1 S West Allis               44 MPH    1231 AM 12/05           
1 ENE Greendale              36 MPH    1248 AM 12/05           

...Ozaukee County...
Port Washington              52 MPH    1240 AM 12/05          

...Racine County...
Racine-Batten Airport        58 MPH    0254 AM 12/05           
Burlington                   48 MPH    0210 AM 12/05        

...Rock County...
Janesville / Rock Co Arpt    45 MPH    1215 AM 12/05           
3 S Edgerton                 42 MPH    1145 PM 12/04          

...Sauk County...
Reedsburg-Airport            48 MPH    0115 AM 12/05           
Lone Rock-Airport            46 MPH    0142 PM 12/05           
Baraboo                      45 MPH    0155 AM 12/05           

...Sheboygan County...
Sheboygan-Airport            55 MPH    0231 PM 12/05          
Random Lake                  46 MPH    0110 AM 12/05           
Plymouth                     40 MPH    0304 PM 12/05          
3 NNE Kohler                 39 MPH    0303 AM 12/05          

...Walworth County...
Genoa City                   41 MPH    0823 PM 12/04          

...Washington County...
1 W Jackson                  51 MPH    1221 AM 12/05         
1 ESE West Bend              51 MPH    0104 AM 12/05          
West Bend Municipal Airport  49 MPH    0115 AM 12/05          
Jackson                      47 MPH    1153 PM 12/04         
4 WNW West Bend              41 MPH    0121 AM 12/05         

...Waukesha County...
2 SE Eagle                   55 MPH    0220 AM 12/05         
Waukesha Airport             48 MPH    0135 AM 12/05          
Muskego                      45 MPH    0133 PM 12/05           
Okauchee Lake                42 MPH    0314 AM 12/05          
2 NW Brookfield              40 MPH    0333 AM 12/05          
Brookfield                   40 MPH    0259 AM 12/05         

...Maritime Stations...
2 E Racine                   63 MPH    0145 AM 12/05         
Sheboygan Lakeshore          53 MPH    0300 AM 12/05          
Kenosha Lakeshore            53 MPH    0100 AM 12/05          
Milwaukee Lakeshore          48 MPH    0110 AM 12/05   

 

 


 

Much colder temperatures have arrived behind the departing system. These colder temperatures will likely stick around into the second half of December. This will be the coldest air of the season so far. Now is a good time to prepare for the arrival of very cold temperatures.

 

Higher Odds for Below Normal Temperatures

6-10 Day Temperature Outlook

8-14 Day Temperature Outlook

3 to 4 Week Temperature Outlook
3 to 4 Week Temp Outlook

 

Now is a good time to prepare for the arrival of much colder temperatures.

dressing for cold


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