Officially, the temperature in Madison was 11 below at 5:53 a.m. and the high Tuesday was expected to reach only 2.

The Cold Weather Advisory is in effect until midnight on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

On Tuesday at 9:21 a.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated extreme cold warning in effect until noon. The warning is for Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties.

Southeastern Wisconsin residents urged to take precautions as arctic air mass brings dangerous wind chills overnight

The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Cold Warning for all of southern Wisconsin until Noon on January 21. Dangerous wind

The advisory is in effect for most counties 3 a.m. Sunday until noon Tuesday. It begins for several others, including Milwaukee, at 6 p.m. Sunday.

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

Wisconsin continues to see freezing temperatures this week. Here's how NWS meteorologists calculate wind chill.

As wind chills hit dangerous levels, the decision to close schools becomes critical. Kevin Wagner, a lead meteorologist with the National Weather Service, explains how those decisions are made.

Temperatures are expected to be below zero Sunday and Monday in central Wisconsin with wind chills reaching around 30 degrees below zero.

Following light snow and continued chill this weekend, Wisconsin will start feeling much warmer temperatures, according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service. High temperatures will approach 40 by Monday.

On Tuesday at 2:59 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated cold weather advisory in effect until Wednesday at midnight. The advisory is for the Madison Area as well