3 to 5 Inches Of Snow Predicted

First it was bitter cold on Thursday and Friday. And now for the weekend, the National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the weekend, as periods of light snow are expected over east central and southeast Wisconsin from Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning.

The NWS is predicting a snowfall of 3 to 5 inches, with a few 6 inch-amounts towards Sheboygan. The greatest accumulation of snow will occur Saturday night, lingering into Sunday morning, according to weather officials.

The NWS is also predicting that gusty north winds will cause drifting snow as well as patchy blowing snow. The combination of falling and drifting snow will result in hazardous travel conditions developing, and will have an impact on Saturday night and Sunday morning motorists.

And to make matters worse, the NWS is predicting that the cold weather is here to stay throughout the weekend.

• Very cold temperatures are expected beginning Sunday night, lasting through the week.
• High temperatures will struggle to exceed 25 degrees most days.
• Low temperatures will fall to around 0 each night.

Snowfall: Periods of Light Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches are expected. Patchy blowing snow is also expected.

Where: Portions of east central Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin and southeast Wisconsin.

When: Noon Saturday to noon Sunday.

Hazards: The falling and blowing snow will reduce visibilities at times Saturday night into Sunday morning.

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