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Late winter storm could drop up to a foot of snow in Milwaukee this weekend
Maia Pandey
70-degree weather followed by potentially one of the biggest snow storms of the season: welcome to March in Milwaukee.
Just days after this week's spring-like weather, heavy snowfall is expected to hit central and southern Wisconsin and could lead to more than a foot of snow in some areas, according to Michaela Heeren, a meteorologist with the Milwaukee/Sullivan National Weather Service.
The snow will impact central and southern Wisconsin, but it's unclear so far which areas will be hit hardest, Heeren said. Snowfall will start around 6 p.m. Saturday, March 14, continue through the weekend, before finally tapering off the morning of Monday, March 16. The heaviest snowfall will likely be on Sunday.
So far, forecasters are most confident central Wisconsin will see hefty snow accumulations up to a foot, Heeren said. Depending on how the band of snow travels, the Green Bay area could be hit harder, while Milwaukee gets more sleet and freezing rain than snow.
Even in that case, southeast Wisconsin could get around 6 inches of snow on the "back side" of the storm, Heeren said.
On the other hand, the heaviest band of snow could hit southeast Wisconsin directly and lead to snow accumulations as high as 12 to 18 inches, she said.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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Monday, February 2, 2026
What was the Milwaukee County Zoo rhino's prediction on Groundhog Day?
Hannah Kirby
The rhino has spoken.
Without a resident groundhog, the Milwaukee County Zoo had an eastern black rhino – one of its newest residents – handle its Groundhog Day prediction this year.
According to non-scientific tradition, if a groundhog emerges from its den on Feb. 2 and sees its shadow, it'll return to its burrow for six more weeks of winter. If it's a cloudy day and it doesn't see its shadow, there will be an early spring.
Rhino Kianga predicted "cloudy skies and an early spring forecast," the zoo posted on social media before 8:45 a.m. Feb. 2.
The zoo shared a video of a cloud poster and a sun poster propped up next to each other. Kianga is seen waltzing up to the posters and nudging the cloud one.
While the Milwaukee County Zoo's Groundhog Day prediction had been a media-only event since 2021, it went online-only for 2026.
Is Kianga on the same page as Punxsutawney Phil? Nope, Phil saw his shadow. But Jimmy the Groundhog in Sun Prairie didn't see his shadow.
Kianga, 22, from the Racine Zoo, joined the Milwaukee County Zoo in October, along with fellow eastern black rhino Zuri, 16, from the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.
They reside in the new Ladish Co. Foundation Rhino Care Center and Robert Dohmen Hippo Indoor Haven. Female Zuri and male Kianga have been paired as potential breeding partners via the multi-zoo Eastern Black Rhino Species Survival Plan.
After the passing of the zoo's last groundhog, Gordy, in 2023, Humboldt penguins were consulted for the 2024 winter-weather prediction, and in 2025, Nigerian dwarf goats did the honors.
Getting a new groundhog is not a simple matter, explained Bridget Carpenter, assistant curator of the zoo's family farm, in a 2025 interview. Here's a look at why that is.
Jim Higgins of the Journal Sentinel staff contributed to this report.
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
USPS mail, FedEx delivery delays may hit Wisconsin due to weather
Eva Wen
Customers in Wisconsin may experience mail and package delivery delays due to the winter weather, several delivery companies said over the past few days.
The United States Postal Service issued a statement on Monday, Jan. 26 that said 38 states, including Wisconsin, may experience delays because of the winter weather's impact on the processing, transportation and delivery of mail and packages.
According to a United States Postal Service spokesperson, the delays were in Madison.
FedEx also announced a national service disruption Jan. 27. The company has activated contingency plans to mitigate the effect of winter weather on delivery delays. However, customers may still experience delays throughout the week.
Monday, January 26, 2026
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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Bitter wind chills to stay in Racine and Kenosha this week
Milana Doné
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Racine and Kenosha counties can expect frigid wind chills the rest of the week. |
RACINE — Racine and Kenosha counties can expect frigid wind chills the rest of the week.
According to meteorologist Benjamin Sheppard of the National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan station, Wednesday will bring highs in the mid 20s and single digit lows. The wind chill will be around 10 degrees, falling into the single digits overnight.
Early Wednesday morning is supposed to bring three to four inches of snow. The winter weather advisory will end at 6 a.m. Wednesday, but the snow may still affect the morning commute.
Wednesday's temperatures will help the salt on the roads be more effective as the day goes in. Caution should still be taken on the evening commute.
There will be a lull during the day before the snow returns Wednesday evening shortly after 5 p.m. until around midnight. Sheppard said it will yield an additional half an inch to an inch and a half of snow.
This precipitation is not lake effect snow, he said.
“Based off of the wind’s direction that we’re getting with this, this will just a good old synoptically, system-driven snowfall. None of that snow will be lake effect or lake enhanced,” Sheppard said.
Thursday will have highs in the teens and lows from negative 7 to negative 12. The windchill Thursday night into Friday is slated to reach into the negative 20s.
Friday will see highs around zero or slightly below while lows are predicted to be between negative 7 to negative 14.
Sheppard said the worst cold will be Thursday night into Friday. The National Weather Service has not officially released an advisory as of Tuesday morning, but he expects there will at least be a cold weather advisory.
“Depending on how things trend in that time window, we are potentially considering an extreme cold watch which would then be upgraded into an extreme cold warning,” Sheppard said.
If there is an official advisory, he said those are often put in place at least 24 hours prior to the beginning of the extreme conditions.
Sheppard recommends taking precautions for the cold and snow this week.
Suggestions include budgeting plenty of travel time to reach destinations and even considering avoiding travel if it is not necessary.
Additionally, people in Racine and Kenosha counties should be bundling their winter clothes, dressing in layers, reducing time spent outdoors, keeping pets indoors and ensuring heaters and furnace exhaust outputs are unclogged to combat carbon monoxide risks.
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