Drivers, exercise caution! Snow, ice-covered roads causing accidents, delays

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Overnight snowfall  is creating poor driving conditions for motorists during their morning commute. The Department of Public Works says 102 salt trucks are out on the roadways at this time. You can also keep an eye on the traffic throughout southeast Wisconsin with our interactive traffic map.

FOX6 Meteorologist Rob Haswell says another Arctic cold front will cut through Wisconsin later today and temperatures once again will plunge into the sub-zero range. A Wind Chill ADVISORY goes into effect at midnight and last until noon Thursday. A slight warm-up will occur later this weekend and we should stay in the low 20s much of next week.

Road temperatures can drastically impact driving conditions. Monitor the road temperatures exclusively on FOX6Now.com by CLICKING HERE.

Meanwhile, FOX6Now.com offers a variety of extremely useful weather tools to help you navigate the wintry mess. They including the following:

FOX6 NEWS MOBILE APP

This app features updated weather coverage of southeast Wisconsin from the team at FOX6 News. It includes weather webcasts, the FOX 6-day forecast and live streaming updates when necessary.

MAPS AND RADAR

We have a host of maps and radars on the FOX6 Weather page that are updating regularly — to provide you the most accurate assessment of the weather. From a county-by-county view to the Midwest regional radar and a national view — it’s all there. All of these images are at the ready — just one click away.

WIND CHILL CHART

FOX6 News invites you to click and print a copy of the National Weather Service (NWS) wind chill chart. Put it up on your refrigerator. The NWS wind chill temperature index provides an accurate, understandable, and useful formula for calculating the dangers from winter winds and freezing temperatures. CLICK HERE to print the NWS wind chill chart.

FOX6 WEATHER IN SOCIAL MEDIA

SCHOOL AND BUSINESS CLOSINGS

When the weather gets a little dicey, schools and businesses may shut down for part of a day or altogether. CLICK HERE to monitor the latest list of closings, cancellations and delays reported in southeast Wisconsin.

FOX6Now.com SNOW STICK

Because the winter months also offer a great opportunity to get outside and play, we try to bring you a lighter side of the weather — with a little help from the FOX6Now.com Snow Stick. It’s our unofficial snow measurement tool sitting on the FOX6 Weather Deck in Brown Deer. Web users can visit the Snow Stick web page and watch the snow accumulate in real time via live streaming video. We’ll stream this web cam live 24/7 whenever there’s snow in the forecast — and invite you to “LIKE” the Snow Stick on Facebook.

FOX6 FUTURE FORECASTER

Lastly, FOX6 and Meteorologist Rob Haswell are looking for some smart, fun, outgoing and weather-loving kids to help with the weather forecasts Friday mornings on WakeUp News. If you have a 6 to 12-year-old child who is into weather and wants to show his or her stuff, then we want to hear from you! CLICK HERE to learn more.