Unsecured items like trash cans or holiday decorations could go "tumbling down the street," but no damage to trees or structures is expected.
The Extreme Cold Warning is in effect until noon. Wind chills will remain below zero until Wednesday afternoon.
The Milwaukee area will see light snow all day as the region experiences another round of frigid temperatures. Flurries will move across southern Wisconsin throughout the early morning on Wednesday, followed by light snow showers until 2 or 3 a.
Milwaukee faced extreme wind chills and a cold weather advisory, with a slight chance of snow and low temperatures forecasted.
Expect high temperatures to be well above average this week, with temperatures approaching 50 degrees on Thursday.
An "artic air mass" will be moving into the region from Canada as we head into the weekend, causing temperatures to tumble.
For those without shelter, the Milwaukee Coalition on Housing and Homelessness operates seven warming centers across the city.
The center at 12th and Vliet is open from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday due to the cold. Nick Tomaro with the Milwaukee Health Department said more than 100 people took advantage of the center on day one. Darnell Bonner said on Sunday, he was rushed to the hospital for hypothermia while waiting for a shelter to open.
Bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills as low as -32F are expected during this period, posing significant health risks, including frostbite and hypothermia.
Light snow showers will move across southern Wisconsin until 2 or 3 a.m. on Thursday, amounting to up to two inches of snow.
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 9:06 p.m. for snow until 11 p.m. The alert is for Waukesha, Milwaukee, Rock, Walworth, Racine and
Milwaukee had its coldest Jan. 21 since 1984 on Tuesday as the city, along with the rest of the state, was under a dangerous Extreme Cold Warning. According to Milwaukee-Sullivan National Weather Service meteorologist Taylor Patterson, Milwaukee reached its lowest air temperature of the day at 7:34 a.m., at minus-10.