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KEY MESSAGES

- One band of quick-moving moderate snow is exiting far southeast Wisconsin, with a second band shifting east southeast through the area. This should exit to the east by 8 PM CST. Wet, slushy accumulations of up to one half inch may occur toward Fond du Lac and Sheboygan, with little to no snow accumulations for Madison and Milwaukee south/southwest. Slick spots may occur into the evening commute.

- A dusting of snow is possible in the northern counties on Thursday.

- Mild and breezy conditions are expected for Friday.

UPDATE

Issued 546 PM CST Tue Feb 24 2026

The first band of moderate snow is exiting far southeast Wisconsin, with a second band shifting east southeast across the northeast to central parts of the area. This second area should exit to the east by 8 PM CST at the latest. Wet, slushy accumulations up to one half inch may occur toward Fond du Lac and Sheboygan, where the heaviest snow rates and lowest visibility values were expected.

Little to no snow accumulations are expected from Madison and Milwaukee south, as there is drier air there and web cameras are not showing much if any snow accumulations. Slick spots may occur into the evening commute for northeast and northern portions of the area.

Once this activity exits to the east by middle evening, there may be some scattering out of the low clouds into the overnight hours. Some broken cloud cover may linger during this time. Gusty west northwest winds are expected tonight, with some cold air advection dropping lows into the teens.

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SHORT TERM

Issued 1245 PM CST Tue Feb 24 2026

Tonight through Wednesday night:

A shortwave and associated cold front will push through southern Wisconsin mid to late afternoon today. A quick round of precip is expected with this system, mainly in the form of snow north towards the Fond du Lac and Sheboygan areas. Farther south on the tail end of the line of precip towards the I-94 corridor, the snow may mix with or change over to freezing drizzle for a time. This is due to the better forcing combining with pockets of drier air and thus a lack of ice crystals. There have been reports of a light glaze in spots upstream in southern Minnesota, so will continue to monitor the line of precip as it approaches the forecast area. Where the precip does remain snow, totals of around a half an inch are likely, with up to an inch not out of the question. The timing of the light snow accums and possible light glaze will correspond with afternoon commute traffic, as the band should slide through northwest to southeast between 2 and 6 pm.

Dry weather is expected tonight and Wednesday behind the departing shortwave and ahead of approaching high pressure. A colder airmass will move in behind the cold front tonight, with lows in the teens again most places and below normal highs tomorrow in the mid 20s to around 30.

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LONG TERM

Issued 1245 PM CST Tue Feb 24 2026

Thursday through Tuesday:

Some sunshine is expected to start the day Thursday under surface high pressure, with increasing clouds late morning into the afternoon as a weak shortwave moves through. Kept a slight chance (<30%) of snow north of I-94 with this shortwave, with a mix of model solutions on whether or not this wave will produce precip in the forecast area.

A brief warmup is likely Friday as southerly low level flow increases ahead of a low pressure system passing by well to the north. Should be enough sunshine to combine with the mild south winds for well above normal highs in the mid 50s most places. The cold front associated with the low will move through Friday evening, resulting in temps returning to around normal for Friday night and Saturday.

Another shortwave sliding through late Saturday into Saturday night will bring a reinforcing shot of colder air along with a chance for a dusting of snow. Highs Sunday behind this shortwave will likely only top out in the mid 20s to around 30.

Temperatures early next week are expected to gradually return to around or just above normal, with the active shortwave pattern brining more precip chances at times.

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AVIATION

Issued 546 PM CST Tue Feb 24 2026

The first band of light to sometimes moderate snow with 2 to 4 mile visibility is exiting far southeast Wisconsin, with a second band shifting east southeast across the northeast to central parts of the area. This second area should exit to the east by 8 PM CST at the latest, with visibility of 2 to 4 miles possible.

Wet, slushy accumulations up to one half inch may occur toward Sheboygan, with snow rates up to one quarter inch per hour and the lowest visibility values were expected. Little to no snow accumulations are expected from Madison and Milwaukee south, as there is drier air there and web cameras are not showing much if any snow accumulations.

Once this activity exits to the east by middle evening, there may be some scattering out of the ceilings around 2500 to 3500 feet AGL into the overnight hours. Some broken cloud cover may linger during this time. Mainly scattered clouds are expected by Wednesday afternoon. Gusty west northwest winds are expected tonight into Wednesday, weakening by later Wednesday afternoon.

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MARINE

Issued 1245 PM CST Tue Feb 24 2026

Southerly gales will continue across the open waters this afternoon as low pressure of 29.2 inches just north of Lake Superior continues eastward. Winds will become west to northwest behind the associated cold front this evening and overnight, while remaining breezy (though below gale force). The Small Craft Advisory continues into mid-morning Wednesday.

Lighter winds are expected Wednesday night into Thursday, as high pressure of 30.0 inches moves into the area. South to southwest winds will then pick up later Thursday into Friday ahead of an approaching low and the departing high. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed for this period, with a few gales not of question across northern portions of the lake.

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MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

WI...None. LM...Gale Warning...LMZ080-LMZ261-LMZ362-LMZ364-LMZ366-LMZ563- LMZ565-LMZ567-LMZ669-LMZ671-LMZ673-LMZ675-LMZ777-LMZ779- LMZ868-LMZ870-LMZ872-LMZ874-LMZ876-LMZ878 until 6 PM Tuesday.

Small Craft Advisory...LMZ643-LMZ644-LMZ645-LMZ646 until 10 AM Wednesday.