Special Weather Statement

...SNOW LIKELY TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY... Central and east-central Wisconsin are expected to be on the northern edge of a snow band generated by a low pressure system tracking east from the Plains. Uncertainty still exists on the exact location of the northern edge of the snow, but the current estimate is that it will set up near an axis from Marshfield to Clintonville to Green Bay to Algoma. The snow should begin to overspread the area early this evening, then taper off in most areas late tonight or early Saturday morning. The area from Wautoma to Oshkosh to Chilton is expected to receive and inch or two of snow, with less to the north. The snow combined with temperatures well below freezing will likely result in hazardous travel conditions on untreated roads. As the storm system begins to pull away from the area Saturday, conditions will become favorable for lake-effect snows off Lake Michigan to affect areas from Sturgeon Bay southward along the lakeshore. The lake-effect snow showers will continue Saturday morning, and possibly into the afternoon. Adding in the lake effect, a total snowfall of 2 to 5 inches is expected from Kewaunee southward near Lake Michigan. There is still considerable uncertainty in the snowfall estimate near Lake Michigan, and the forecast may be refined later today as additional data become available. Anyone with travel plans across central or east-central Wisconsin tonight, or near Lake Michigan on Saturday should monitor later forecasts for updated information. Read more