MONROE - It was 65 degrees colder this morning than it was Tuesday morning.
Temperatures around 6 a.m. Tuesday were about 40 degrees. After a day of plummeting temps and snow and ice, people across the area woke up to temperatures around 25 below zero with the wind chill factored in.
All area schools except Darlington were closed this morning due to frigid temperatures. Schools closed early Tuesday and sports events were canceled Tuesday evening due to the weather.
Roads this morning were slippery in some spots. Drivers are cautioned to slow down, but Green County Sheriff Randy Roderick said people are driving a little more carefully.
There only were two vehicle crashes in Green County caused by weather conditions, Roderick said.
In Lafayette County, one crash was reported, although several vehicles were reported in ditches due to slippery road conditions.
The National Weather Service reports that temperatures today are expected to remain around 5 degrees with wind chills making it feel like minus-25. Temperatures will drop to about 3 degrees tonight.
Thursday's high is expected to be around 16 and by Friday temperatures will be in the mid-20s.
Across Wisconsin, the changing conditions produced sleet, hail, freezing rain and snow. In Eau Claire, the wind and snow cut visibility to near blizzard conditions.
The sudden temperature drop at Superior went from an early-morning high of 36 to 1 above by midafternoon.
By Tuesday evening, the northwesterly winds were gusting to near 40 mph in Stevens Point, Waupaca, Appleton, Watertown, Madison, Fond du Lac and West Bend.
Temperatures around 6 a.m. Tuesday were about 40 degrees. After a day of plummeting temps and snow and ice, people across the area woke up to temperatures around 25 below zero with the wind chill factored in.
All area schools except Darlington were closed this morning due to frigid temperatures. Schools closed early Tuesday and sports events were canceled Tuesday evening due to the weather.
Roads this morning were slippery in some spots. Drivers are cautioned to slow down, but Green County Sheriff Randy Roderick said people are driving a little more carefully.
There only were two vehicle crashes in Green County caused by weather conditions, Roderick said.
In Lafayette County, one crash was reported, although several vehicles were reported in ditches due to slippery road conditions.
The National Weather Service reports that temperatures today are expected to remain around 5 degrees with wind chills making it feel like minus-25. Temperatures will drop to about 3 degrees tonight.
Thursday's high is expected to be around 16 and by Friday temperatures will be in the mid-20s.
Across Wisconsin, the changing conditions produced sleet, hail, freezing rain and snow. In Eau Claire, the wind and snow cut visibility to near blizzard conditions.
The sudden temperature drop at Superior went from an early-morning high of 36 to 1 above by midafternoon.
By Tuesday evening, the northwesterly winds were gusting to near 40 mph in Stevens Point, Waupaca, Appleton, Watertown, Madison, Fond du Lac and West Bend.