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It took much longer than normal for Green Bay to see its first sub-zero weather, but we did it this morning with a low of -2 degrees.  January 18th ties us with the 6^th latest sub-zero temperature in a winter season.  Normally we see our first sub-zero temperatures by December 20^th.  The year with the most sub-zero days was the winter of 1976/77 with 48.  The winter of 1920/21 saw the least number of sub-zero days with just 4.  The forecast has another sub-zero morning for us Friday, after that we’ll see warmer weather by the weekend. 

We’re not used to this!  So far it has been a mild winter with January’s  average temperature running about 9° above normal.  No wonder the sub-zero temperatures we woke up to this morning felt even colder.  The morning low in Green Bay was -2° which is the first sub-zero of  this season.  Usually we see our first sub-zero temperature on December 20th.  This cold snap will continue for the next few days.  A quick-moving storm system moves to the north of the state tonight and will bring snow showers and then leave even colder air in its wake.  Expect a high only near 6° tomorrow and strong west winds of 15 to 25 mph which keeps the wind chills below zero all day.  After a morning low on Friday of -5° we’ll see accumlating snow on Friday afternoon and evening  with 1 to 3 inches possible for us.  Find the long underwear and have a great day!

Last night after the Packers loss to the Giants we may have thought that it wouldn’t happen but it has…the sun really has risen again.  It’ll be obscured by the clouds most of the day but it will be mild with a high in the mid 30s. (Normal high for this time of year is 24°)  A storm system pushes through the state tomorrow and colder air filters in.  Expect a high near 24° with light snow accumulating 1 to 2 inches in most areas.  The snow will likely start early tomorrow morning and be done by the late afternoon which means your afternoon commute may be slippery.  Temperatures really cool down in the middle of the week as an Arctic air mass drops in for a quick visit then we warm up to the mid 30s again by Sunday.  Very mild once again and in fact, it has been much warmer than normal so far in January, almost 10° warmer!  Have a great day and remember…there’s always next year!

Mild weather will continue tonight and tomorrow.  We could see very light freezing drizzle after midnight, but the impact on travel will be minimal.  A low pressure system will move through Illinois and Indiana Tuesday, this system will give us light snow with 1-2” expected.  Cold air will follow the snow with highs in the teens and lows near zero by mid week.

We’ll be cool and cloudy today, the radar shows a few areas of flurries/light snow early this morning.  By this afternoon skies will stay mostly cloudy with highs only in the low 20′s.  Tonight more snow flurries are possible with mostly cloudy skies and lows in the teens.  South winds will bring milder air into NE Wisconsin on Sunday; expect highs in the upper 20′s with partly cloudy skies for the Packers-Giants playoff game.  Go Packers!

We’ll see lots of sunshine today and possible record-breaking temperatures.  Unseasonably warm weather has been the story in the midwest over the past 24 hours.  Check out the highs from yesterday below.  In Northeast Wisconsin we saw high temperatures in the mid 40s with strong southwest winds gusting to 30 mph.  the wind has diminished and our high will once again be in the mid to upper 40s. Record High for January 10th in Green Bay is 48°; Appleton 49° and Oshkosh 50°.  Enjoy it, things change Thursday and snow is on the way too.  Right now it looks like 2 to 4 inches by Friday morning. 

Mild weather continues today on strong southwest winds.  At 10 am the winds were consistenly 15 to 20 mph with gusts near 30 mph so hold on  to your hats.  The winds will subside late this afternoon.  Those winds are pumping up warmer temperatures and we’ll see possible record warmth tomorrow.  Highs will be near 46 tomorrow under partly sunny skies.  (Record in Green Bay for the date is 48 last set in 1978)  A cold front will put an end to the mild weather by mid week and we’ll return to more normal temperatures.  And if you’re heading to the Packers-Giants playoff game Sunday it’ll be milder than it was 4 years ago for their get-together.  Back then (January 20, 2008) the kickoff temperature was 1° with a wind chill of -17° and it felt a lot wrse after that overtime field goal gave the Giants the win. 

Green Bay hit 47 degrees yesterday which is way above our normal high of 24.  A cold front overnight has push in cooler air into Wisconsin.  Highs today will only be in the mid 30′s with wind chill readings in the 20′s.  Tonight will be dry and cool with lows near 20 degrees.  Expect more sunshine on Sunday but highs will stay in the mid 30′s.  Warmer air moves back in to start the work week. 

It’s unseasonably mild today with high temperatures in the mid 40s, that’s 20 degrees above normal! (BTW the record high in Green Bay today is 51° and in Appleton it’s 49°) Incredibly the warmer air filtered in last evening when the temperature in Green Bay went from 36° at 6pm to 42° at 9pm.  A cold front is pushing through the state today and temperatures will drop to the mid 30s for the weekend which is still about 10° above normal.  If you’re looking for snow you will have to go northwest.  In Rhinelander there’s 5″ of snow on the ground but some is melting today.  The next best chance for any snow will be Thursday of next week but it doesn’t look like much.  Right now the forecast for the Packers playoff game a week from Sunday looks pretty good with a high near 24 and partly cloudy skies but that’s a long way off.  We’ll continue to update that all important forecast.