Milwaukee Weather: Snow showers this afternoon, cold on the way

Forecast from FOX6 Meteorologist Holly Baker

Light snow showers Tuesday evening could lower visibility and produce minor snow accumulation. Temperatures in the teens.
Another disturbance could bring a few light snow showers on Wednesday afternoon and New Year's Day.
Arctic air arrives Wednesday night, bringing single-digit temperatures and wind chills between -5 and -15 degrees into Thursday morning.
The end of the week stays cold but mostly dry, with highs in the teens and lower 20s.

Tonight:  Chance of light snow. Mostly cloudy.
Low:      19°
Wind:     NW 5-10

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Chance of light snow showers.
High:     26°
Wind:     NW 10-20

Thursday: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance for flurries.
AM Low:   6°                     High:  16°
Wind:     WNW 5-15

Friday:   Mostly sunny.
AM Low:   13°                    High:  20°
Wind:     WNW 5-15

Saturday: Partly sunny.
AM Low:   11°                    High:  23°
Wind:     NW 5-10

Sunday:   Partly sunny.
AM Low:   16°                    High:  29°
Wind:     NW 5-10

Monday:   Partly sunny.
AM Low:   23°                    High:  35°
Wind:     NW 5-10

 

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