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

The Extreme Cold Warning is in effect until noon. Wind chills will remain below zero until Wednesday afternoon.

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 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.

Sky gazers in Wisconsin may have another chance to see the northern lights on Thursday and Friday, according to the NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). The northern lights may be visible in Wisconsin Thursday and Friday night, the SWPC's forecast says.

On Tuesday at 9:29 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

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

Very cold air will be moving in this weekend into next week. A cold weather advisory has been issued for southeast Wisconsin.

With extremely cold temperatures and wind chills blasting the Milwaukee area — and much of Wisconsin — some schools have decided to close for the day Tuesday.

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

Several schools and organizations have already announced closures for Tuesday. You can view a complete list compiled by our

While many Wisconsin schools — including Madison College and the Madison Metropolitan School District — have already announced Tuesday closures due to the extreme cold, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is planning to "operate normally.