Breezy...cloudy. Chance of light snow through late evening...then freezing rain...snow and sleet likely after midnight. Snow and sleet accumulation around 1 inch. Ice accumulation of less than one quarter of an inch. Near steady temperature in the upper 20s. East winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation duration of 4 to 5 hours.
Thursday
Breezy. Periods of freezing rain...snow and sleet through late morning...then periods of rain and freezing rain likely in the afternoon. Snow and sleet accumulation up to 1 inch. Total snow accumulation 1 to 2 inches. Ice accumulation of up to one quarter of an inch. Highs in the mid 30s. East winds 20 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Precipitation duration around 7 hours.
Not as cold. Breezy. Periods of rain. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds 20 to 25 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Precipitation duration of 10 to 11 hours.
Christmas Day
Periods of rain and snow through late morning... then snow likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Friday Night
Light snow likely. Colder. Light snow accumulations. Lows in the mid 20s. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Saturday
Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of light snow. Highs in the upper 20s.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow. Colder. Lows around 12.
Sunday
Partly sunny. Scattered flurries. Highs in the lower 20s.
... Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon...
A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon.
* Snow is expected to begin Wednesday night... then transition to a mix of freezing rain... sleet... and snow Thursday morning. Precipitation is expected to change over to mostly rain by Thursday night... then change back over to snow by Friday afternoon.
* Total snow and sleet accumulations from Wednesday night through Saturday... 2 to 4 inches.
* Ice accumulations up to half an inch are possible Thursday morning through Thursday afternoon.
* Winds... brisk east winds of 15 to 25 mph will persist through much of Wednesday and Thursday.
* Hazardous travel associated with snow and ice covered roads is expected from Wednesday night through Friday.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significant snow... sleet... or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.
Gehring
Record Report
Statement as of 7:00 PM CST on December 22, 2009
... Record daily maximum snowfall set at Madison WI...
a record snowfall of 3.8 inches was set at Madison WI today. This ties the old record of 3.8 set in 1959.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 8:30 PM CST on December 22, 2009
Snow reports
Location snow fall time/date (inches) of observation lat Lon Wisconsin
... Dane County... Madison 3.2 M 1245 PM 12/22 43.08n 89.38w 1 NW Middleton 3.7 M 248 PM 12/22 43.11n 89.52w 5 NE Madison 3.8 M 600 PM 12/22 43.13n 89.31w 5 SW Madison 4.0 M 511 PM 12/22 43.03n 89.45w 3 WSW Madison 4.1 M 1201 PM 12/22 43.07n 89.44w
... Dodge County... 1 N Watertown 1.8 M 330 PM 12/22 43.21n 88.72w
... Jefferson County... 3 SSE Sullivan 2.9 M 600 PM 12/22 42.97n 88.57w 3 se Palmyra 3.1 M 100 PM 12/22 42.85n 88.55w
... Milwaukee County... Milwaukee international 2.5 M 600 PM 12/22 42.96n 87.90w
... Racine County... 3 W Racine 2.8 M 200 PM 12/22 42.73n 87.84w Burlington 3.2 M 700 PM 12/22 42.68n 88.28w Waterford 3.4 M 400 PM 12/22 42.76n 88.22w
... Rock County... 9 WNW Beloit 2.8 M 100 PM 12/22 42.57n 89.18w Orfordville 4.0 M 206 PM 12/22 42.63n 89.26w
... Washington County... 1 NE Hartford 1.0 M 256 PM 12/22 43.33n 88.37w
... Waukesha County... Merton 1.5 M 215 PM 12/22 43.14n 88.31w 3 S Waukesha 2.2 M 118 PM 12/22 42.97n 88.24w Mukwonago 2.5 M 800 PM 12/22 42.87n 88.33w Pewaukee 2.5 M 300 PM 12/22 43.09n 88.25w