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.

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

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

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.

Arctic air continues to impact southern Wisconsin with even colder temperatures Tuesday. Wind chills are expected to reach between 30 and 35 below zero, prompting an extreme cold warning from the National Weather Service.

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.

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

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

Light snow is looking more likely for Wednesday. Most of the snow is expected after the morning commute, but there may be a few slick spots early.

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

Southeastern Wisconsin residents urged to take precautions as arctic air mass brings dangerous wind chills overnight