Cancellations pile up as frigid temperatures take hold STATE JOURNAL STAFF Jan 23, 2026 Jan 23, 2026 Updated Jan 23, 2026 × darren.zancan How to keep your house warm in cold weather Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 7 Day Forecast Monday 44° / 24° Tuesday 50° / 33° Wednesday 67° / 47° Thursday 61° / 25° Friday 42° / 25° Saturday 51° / 34° Sunday 57° / 37° Cancellations abound on Friday as severe cold sweeps across the Upper Midwest.kAmuC:52J’D 7@C642DE 7C@> E96 }2E:@?2= (62E96C $6CG:46 D2JD :E’== 36 DF??J 2?5 4@=5[ H:E9 2 9:89 ?62C >:?FD d 2?5 H:?5 49:== G2=F6D 36EH66? >:?FD b_ 2?5 >:?FD c_] r=@F5D H:== :?4C62D6 uC:52J ?:89E[ H96? 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Related to this story How to keep your house warm in cold weather How to keep your house warm in cold weather Too cold to ice fish, as kids fishing day is canceled in Madison The popular event on Monona Bay becomes another casualty of the extreme cold. Will bitter cold close Madison schools? Memorial student’s website calculates the chances Since 2022, Henry Riley has been using publicly available, free data and an algorithm he created to predict weather-related school closures. Cold weather forces southern Wisconsin ski hills to close Friday Tyrol Basin, Cascade and Devil’s Head among those closing due to extreme cold. UW-Madison cancels classes, a rare move It’s the first time the university has canceled classes since 2019. When was the last time it was this cold in Madison? And other bone-chilling facts The National Weather Service has issued a cold weather advisory from midnight until noon Monday, with wind chill values of 20 below to 25 below. 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Too cold to ice fish, as kids fishing day is canceled in Madison The popular event on Monona Bay becomes another casualty of the extreme cold.
Will bitter cold close Madison schools? Memorial student’s website calculates the chances Since 2022, Henry Riley has been using publicly available, free data and an algorithm he created to predict weather-related school closures.
Cold weather forces southern Wisconsin ski hills to close Friday Tyrol Basin, Cascade and Devil’s Head among those closing due to extreme cold.
UW-Madison cancels classes, a rare move It’s the first time the university has canceled classes since 2019.
When was the last time it was this cold in Madison? And other bone-chilling facts The National Weather Service has issued a cold weather advisory from midnight until noon Monday, with wind chill values of 20 below to 25 below.
