Milwaukee Weather: Bitterly cold Arctic air arrives Saturday

Forecast from FOX6 Meteorologist Holly Baker

A Cold Weather Advisory will go into effect starting at midnight tonight into Sunday at 10am.
Light snow chances remain minimal tonight with little impact.
The main concern is dangerous cold, with wind chills plunging to between 10 below and 30 below zero from late Friday night through Sunday night.
Conditions improve early next week, with temperatures rebounding toward seasonal normal and daytime highs near or above freezing by midweek.

Tonight:  Chance Flurries
Low:      -1°
Wind:     NW 10-15

Saturday: Bitter cold. Light snow. Wind chill: -10 to -25.
High:     6°
Wind:     W/NW 10-20

Sunday:   Bitter cold. Mostly sunny. AM wind chill: -15 to -25.
AM Low:   -4°                    High:  11°
Wind:     NW/SW 5-15

Monday:   Partly sunny and warmer.
AM Low:   1°                     High:  22°
Wind:     SW/W 5-15

Tuesday:  Mostly cloudy.
AM Low:   11°                    High:  35°
Wind:     SW 5-15

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Mild.
AM Low:   27°                    High:  42°
Wind:     SW 10-15

Thursday: Chance Showers.
AM Low:   31°                    High:  41°
Wind:     W 10-20
 

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