Winter Storm Warning in effect until noon CST Thursday...
Rest of Tonight
Chance of light snow and light sleet early in the evening. Freezing rain through the night. Light rain after midnight. Little or no new snow and sleet accumulation. New ice accumulation around one quarter of an inch. Lows in the upper 20s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Precipitation duration around 10 hours.
Thursday
Breezy. Periods of rain and chance of light freezing rain in the morning...then rain in the late morning and afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s. East winds 20 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Precipitation duration of 10 to 11 hours.
Breezy. Rain through late evening...then periods of rain and chance of freezing rain after midnight. Near steady temperature in the mid 30s. East winds 20 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Precipitation duration of 11 to 12 hours.
Christmas Day
Breezy. Periods of rain and snow through late morning...then periods of snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Highs in the mid 30s. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation duration around 5 hours.
Friday Night
Colder. Cloudy with light snow likely. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Lows around 20. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent.
Saturday
Light snow likely. Light snow accumulations. Highs in the mid 20s. Chance of snow 60 percent.
... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until noon CST Thursday...
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until noon CST Thursday.
* Precipitation has begun as a mix of... freezing rain... sleet and snow and will transition to freezing rain throughout the night. The mixture is expected to change over to rain and drizzle during the morning on Thursday.
* Total snow and sleet accumulations expected into Thursday morning... 2 to 4 inches.
* Ice accumulations up to one quarter inch are possible into Thursday morning.
* Winds... blustery east winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph will continue into Thursday morning.
* Hazardous travel associated with snow and ice covered roads is occurring.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow... sleet... and ice are expected or occurring. Strong winds are also possible. This will make travel very hazardous.
Local Storm Report
12/23/2009 0715 PM
2 miles S of Milton, Rock County.
Freezing rain e0.04 inch, reported by NWS employee.
Driving south between Milton and Janesville, rain freezing on contact.
12/23/2009 0715 PM
2 miles S of Milton, Rock County.
Freezing rain e0.04 inch, reported by NWS employee.
Driving south between Milton and Janesville, rain freezing on contact.
12/22/2009 0100 PM
9 miles WNW of Beloit, Rock County.
Snow m2.8 inch, reported by public.
Measurement is since snow began about 18 hours ago. Snow depth at time of observation was 8 inches.
12/22/2009 0206 PM
Orfordville, Rock County.
Snow m4.0 inch, reported by trained spotter.
Snowfall total
12/22/2009 0206 PM
Orfordville, Rock County.
Snow m4.0 inch, reported by trained spotter.
Snowfall total
12/22/2009 0100 PM
9 miles WNW of Beloit, Rock County.
Snow m2.8 inch, reported by public.
Measurement is since snow began about 18 hours ago. Snow depth at time of observation was 8 inches.