The dangerous cold is back. Air temperatures dropped Monday morning below-zero in most locations for the coldest temperatures since the middle of December.
Wind Chills Monday morning have reached close to -30 with the combination of cold air and very strong wind. Most areas have dropped to at least -20. Wind Chills don't get much better than -15 during the day Monday. Due to the cold morning air a Cold Weather Advisory is in effect until Noon. Frostbite can develop in 15-30 minutes on exposed skin with wind chills this cold.
The wind was also super strong and stays gusty most of Monday out of the northwest to 40 mph. The wind will start to die down by Monday afternoon but stays a bit breezy Monday night before a lighter wind kicks in for Tuesday. The breeze will eventually return by Wednesday out of the west.
The strong wind is also causing some blowing snow. No additional accumulating snow is expected on Monday but the snow that fell over the weekend is very powdery and may blow around reducing visibility below two miles at times and also cause snow to blow back over roadways making them slick, especially in open areas. Because of this, a winter weather advisory is in effect until Noon Monday for blowing snow.
Lows Tuesday morning will depend on how much the clouds clear but most locations will get into the single digits below-zero. Wind Chills Tuesday morning could be as cold as -25 but then the wind chills start to warm.
By Tuesday afternoon the wind chills get back above-zero and then stay there most of Wednesday with wind chills in the single digits and teens most of the day.
Another round of bitter and dangerous cold looks to arrive for the upcoming weekend where high temperatures could stay close to 0 with lows and wind chills well below that.
In addition to the cold, we have now had five straight days with measurable snow in Milwaukee. That's the second time this winter that Milwaukee has had that many days in a row with snow. The record number of days in a row with measurable snow is eight which has happened five times in recorded history the most recent of which was in 2007.
Snowfall totals since Thursday night across southeast Wisconsin range from 2-6" for most of the area. The bulk of that accumulation happened Friday evening into Saturday morning where a band of snow set up over the I-94 corridor and dropped a few inches.
The next snow chance this week starts to roll in Tuesday evening. A couple inches of snow looks likely for most areas. Download the CBS 58 Weather app to track the cold air for your location and see the snow map when it is released later Monday.