Cold/Wind Chill — Forest, Wisconsin

2022-01-10 · Forest, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Low temperatures fell to -15 to -20 degrees during the morning of January 10th. The combination of the bitter cold and gusty northwesterly winds created wind chills of -35 to -38 degrees.

Wider weather episode

A surge of arctic air allowed morning low temperatures to fall to -10F to -20F on Monday (1/10). The combination of the bitter cold and gusty northwesterly winds of 10 to 20 mph created wind chills of -35F to -41F across portions of north-central and central Wisconsin.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 996620. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.