The coldest air of the season is arriving in southeast Wisconsin. Here's what you need to know. MILWAUKEE - Bitter cold is blanketing southeast Wisconsin and will have its grip on the region through early Wednesday. For those in need, now is a critical time to seek shelter and stay warm.

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The warning is for Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties. The NWS adds, "Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero." "The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could ...

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.

Residents urged to limit outdoor exposure as wind chills worsen, with northern counties facing extreme cold warning

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Cold air advisories are in place across all of Southeast Wisconsin to prepare for wind chills dropping to -20 to -30 degrees below zero with actual air temperatures a few degrees below zero. Warmer air will return later next week with highs reaching above freezing (32 degrees) on Saturday.

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

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