Light snow in Milwaukee's Monday forecast along with windy weather and freeze warning
The snow is here, and it's bringing frigid temperatures with it.
Southeast Wisconsin residents will wake up to chilly and windy weather on Monday, and in the case of some of the area's northern counties, snow on the ground.
CBS58 reporter Emerson Lehmann shared video of snow on the ground in Kewaskum early Monday morning, and meteorologist Justin Thompson-Gee said snow was falling in Fond du Lac, Sheboygan and Washington counties.
Light snow is currently falling in Fond du Lac, Sheboygan and Washington Counties! A dusting on grass is possible in some areas! If that snow manages to reach Milwaukee and drop a dusting it would be one of the earliest measurable snows ever in Milwaukee! #readywx pic.twitter.com/BITSGCZfgH
— Justin Thompson-Gee (@JustinTGee) October 17, 2022
"If that snow manages to reach Milwaukee and drop a dusting it would be one of the earliest measurable snows ever in Milwaukee," Thompson-Gee tweeted.
Well would you look at this…. SNOW in Kewaskum. @CBS58 @JustinTGee
(Video courtesy of Mama Lehmann) pic.twitter.com/QmmU6y1JJ0— Emerson Lehmann (@ELehmannTV) October 17, 2022
The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for the region, stretching south from Sheboygan to Kenosha and west to Madison, from 3 to 9 a.m.
More than that, the NWS projects snow showers before 10 a.m., switching over to scattered rain and snow showers between 10 and 11 a.m., then scattered rain showers after 11 a.m. with a high near 41 degrees. Winds will be near 20 miles per hour, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation is expected to be less than half an inch.
The freeze will likely kill outdoor plants, the weather service said.
"It's going to be unusually cold," said weather service meteorologist Sarah Marquardt.
As residents leave their homes for school and work, temperatures will be in the low 30s with wind chills in the upper teens and low 20s.
Wind gusts of 30 to 35 mph are likely throughout the day.
"It's time to start bundling up," Marquardt said.
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Freeze Warning in effect late tonight. Brisk nwly winds gusting to 25 to 35 mph will bring a polar airmass to S WI. Also, dress for winter as wind chill temps will be in the teens Mon AM. #swiwx pic.twitter.com/cJpREVmrvt
— NWS Milwaukee (@NWSMilwaukee) October 16, 2022
It's possible Milwaukee will set a record for the lowest daily high temperature for Oct. 17. The current record for Oct. 17 is 40 degrees, set in 1948.
The NWS also said there's a slight chance for more snow showers (20% chance for precipitation) between 10 and 11 p.m., with a low around 30 degrees.
It's fairly common to see the first flakes of snow in October, Marquardt said. In fact, it's already happened. Milwaukee recorded trace amounts of snow on Thursday.
Southeast Wisconsin residents hoping to stave off winter a bit longer will be grateful they don't live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where a winter storm is approaching.
Heavy, wet snow is forecast to begin falling Sunday night. Eight to 16 inches of snow is likely, reaching 2 feet in some parts of the peninsula. Wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph are likely. In Wisconsin, only the far northern areas were expected to see substantive snow overnight into Monday, with 1-2 inches possible for Eagle River and 4-6 inches for Manitowish Waters.
A reinforcing shot of colder air moving over the warmer waters of Lake Superior will bring lake effect snow showers into northern Wisconsin tonight into Monday. Parts of northwest Vilas County could see 5 to 7 inches of snow with lesser amounts farther south and east. #wiwx pic.twitter.com/tlmt0GCiAN
— NWS Green Bay (@NWSGreenBay) October 16, 2022
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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee winter weather advisory Monday with light snow, cold temps
