Wisconsin's First Snowflakes Coming This Weekend

MILWAUKEE, WI — Get ready, because the cold temperatures and our season's first hint of snow are on their way starting Friday night.

According to the National Weather Service, a cold front will drop temperatures to around or below freezing across much of southern Wisconsin on Friday night.

Sub-freezing conditions are expected across the much of central and southern Wisconsin and a Freeze Warning has been issued. The combination of these cold temps and winds of 10-15 mph could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.

Weekend Forecast

Today
Periods of showers, mainly before 1 p.m. Temperature falling to around 46 by 5 p.m. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 miles per hour. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight
Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 33. West wind around 15 miles per hour, with gusts as high as 30 miles per hour.

Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 49. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 miles per hour, with gusts as high as 35 miles per hour.

Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 miles per hour, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 miles per hour.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 10 to 15 miles per hour.