First Alarm Weather Day late tonight and early tomorrow for snow, better snowfall potential this weekend

On February 6, 2025By Littum

Wausau, Wis. (WSAW) – The potential for snowfall has risen through the northern half of northern central Wisconsin. Thus, a first alarm has been added to tonight and will go through tomorrow. This is mainly for communities around and north of Highway 29. Snow is expected to arrive late tonight; For some communities down the south, the first flurries will fall as you drive home from work. Smooth to snow -covered roads is expected by commuting on Thursday morning. Snow will look up around 1 p.m. 8-9 after the latest.

We go into a first alarm day tonight tomorrow morning due to incoming snow. The highest snowfall plots will occur north of Highway 29.

A first alarm weather day has been declared north due to moderate snowfall tonight in ... — A first alarm day has been declared north due to moderate snowfall tonight II morning.(WSAW)

Snow will be widespread tonight in early tomorrow. Most snowfalls should occur overnight.(WSAW)

Snow begins to fall for some in the evening commuting tonight.(WSAW)

Estimated snowfall for tonight tomorrow morning.(WSAW)

The second round of snow also has a good chance of becoming a first alarm day. The snowfall potential is higher with this round with snow. In fact, this system has the potential to bring us our highest daily snowfall this season so far. As a reference, the highest daily snowfall in Wausau this season is 4.2 ″ from Monday Morning.

A first alarm weather day is likely to be needed for Saturday.(WSAW)

Snow will be widespread and probably last most of Saturday, leading to probably our highest ... — Snow will be widespread and probably last most of Saturday, leading to probably our highest accumulation of the season.(WSAW)

Information about snow over the weekend.(WSAW)

Odds are very high for us to pick up over 4 inches of snow on Saturday.(WSAW)

To go with the snow tonight in Thursday morning, we also have Gusty Vind in the forecast after the snow wraps up. Even if you end up with lighter accumulations than you got Monday, the snow will blow around. It will especially blow around in open areas and rural areas. This will affect the wind cooling.

After snow wrapped on Thursday morning, the wind becomes very gusty.(WSAW)

When we talk about wind cooling, this will be more a factor in the future. We had wind coolers under zero yesterday morning. Several of them will be in play this morning as well as Friday morning, with the latter being our coldest morning of the week. Air temperatures are likely to be below average on the way into next week, so need the layers more often through the first half of February 2025.