MADISON (AP) - Wisconsin is expected to finish the year with freezing temperatures and dangerously high wind chills.
The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the state went into a deep freeze early Tuesday morning.
Wind chills reached 20 below in Madison, but areas in the northern part of the state experienced even colder wind chills. Readings show 40 below in Rhinelander, 36 below in Wausau and 32 below in Wautoma.
Monroe reached a low of 11 below Tuesday evening with wind chills between -20 and -25, according to the National Weather Service.
The low for the state was 3 below on Monday, which is 16 degrees below normal and 18 degrees above the record low set in 2000.
The NWS has issued a wind chill advisory through this morning for south-central Wisconsin, including Green and Lafayette counties. Wind chills could range from 15 below to 25 below, temperatures that can cause frostbite to exposed skin within 30 minutes. The advisory ends at noon today, but wind chills are expected to remain below zero through this evening.
Thursday will likely bring snow - up to 2 inches as forecast Tuesday, according to the NWS, which warns the cold weather and snow could cause slippery driving conditions.
The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the state went into a deep freeze early Tuesday morning.
Wind chills reached 20 below in Madison, but areas in the northern part of the state experienced even colder wind chills. Readings show 40 below in Rhinelander, 36 below in Wausau and 32 below in Wautoma.
Monroe reached a low of 11 below Tuesday evening with wind chills between -20 and -25, according to the National Weather Service.
The low for the state was 3 below on Monday, which is 16 degrees below normal and 18 degrees above the record low set in 2000.
The NWS has issued a wind chill advisory through this morning for south-central Wisconsin, including Green and Lafayette counties. Wind chills could range from 15 below to 25 below, temperatures that can cause frostbite to exposed skin within 30 minutes. The advisory ends at noon today, but wind chills are expected to remain below zero through this evening.
Thursday will likely bring snow - up to 2 inches as forecast Tuesday, according to the NWS, which warns the cold weather and snow could cause slippery driving conditions.