Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Vilas, Wisconsin

2026-01-26 · Vilas, Wisconsin

Event narrative

The combination of cold temperatures and light winds caused wind chill values to fall to -35 to -39 degrees Monday morning (1/26).

Wider weather episode

Arctic high pressure brought another surge of cold air to the region late Sunday night (1/25) into Monday morning (1/26). A few locations across north-central Wisconsin once again dropped to extreme cold criteria Monday morning (1/26) as cold temperatures of 20 to 30 below zero and light westerly winds of 5 to 10 mph pushed wind chill values down to 35 to nearly 40 below zero.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1308883. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.