DO NOT TRAVEL: Blizzard warnings in place for Friday | Climate

THE BLIZZARD

A BLIZZARD WARNING has been issued for all of western Wisconsin beginning at 6 am Friday, December twenty third and ending at 6 am Saturday, December twenty fourth.

DO NOT TRAVEL!

Visibility shall be close to 0 for prolonged durations of time. Sustained winds will vary from 20 to 30 mph late Thursday and proceed at that tempo by way of early Saturday.

Wind gusts shall be upwards of fifty mph. This can be a very harmful state of affairs.

THE WINTER STORM

A WINTER STORM WARNING has been issued from 6 pm Thursday, December twenty second till 6 am Friday, December twenty third for all of western Wisconsin

This WINTER STORM WARNING continues for Barron, Polk and Rusk County till 6 am Saturday, December twenty fourth.

Blowing and drifting snow plus wind gusts as much as 40 mph will decrease visibility and make journey very tough. Journey is just not suggested

You may examine dwell journey situations by viewing freeway site visitors cameras over at 511wi.org.

THE WIND CHILLS

Wind chills shall be from -30º to -40º which suggests frostbite can set in lower than 10 minutes on uncovered pores and skin.

RELIEF? 

Saturday morning we’ll lastly see winds slowly die down. That is after we’ll see journey situations enhance, however street crews will nonetheless want a lot of the day to clear every thing. 

Temperatures is not going to be heat as wind chills will nonetheless be from -20º to -40º. The one brilliant level is we are going to see some sunshine Saturday.

Christmas Day shall be largely sunny to partially cloudy with excessive temps close to 5º. Wind chills will nonetheless be -10º to -25º.

There may be one other weak little wave that may convey a fast dose of snow that would influence the Monday morning commute into subsequent week.

The final week of 2022 will heat up although, and temps will get again above common by subsequent Wednesday. 

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