
Southeast Wisconsin schools closing due to snowstorm on Monday
With heavy snow expected overnight into Monday morning, many districts have decided to close schools.
>> ALL RIGHT. WELCOME BACK. AS YOU SEE THERE, IT’S AN ALERT DAY TODAY. WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT. >> YEAH. BEEN ALL OVER THE AREA. A LOT OF SNOW UP IN OUR NORTHERN AND IT’S ALL HEADING THIS WAY. YOU KNOW. >> IT REALLY IS. I MEAN NORTHERN PARTS OF THE STATE OVER TWO FEET OF SNOWFALL. SO IT JUST SHOWS HOW POWERFUL THIS STORM SYSTEM IS. NOW THROUGH 7:00, WE’LL BE TRACKING THAT WINTRY MIX TO THE NORTH AND RAIN AND STORMS DOWN TO THE SOUTH. BUT THEN AS WE GET AFTER 7:00, THAT COLD AIR IS GOING TO START TO MOVE IN AND TRANSITION THAT RAIN BACK OVER TO SNOWFALL. AND THAT SNOW IS GOING TO COME DOWN AT A VERY HEAVY CLIP FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH ABOUT 6:00 IN THE MORNING HOURS TOMORROW, AND THEN FROM 6 A.M. TO ABOUT FOUR, WE’LL SEE A GRADUALLY WINDING DOWN WITH THE HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES PIVOTING UP TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE. WE’VE BEEN SEEING SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS, ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-94, BUT YOU SEE LOTS OF PINK HERE. THERE HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF SOME FREEZING RAIN, SOME SLEET, AND ALSO A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW FURTHER UP TO THE NORTH OF THIS LINE. THIS IS THE FIRST INITIAL WAVE THAT’S MOVING UP TO THE NORTHEAST. AND THEN WE HAVE THE COLD AIR THAT’S MOVING IN ON THE BACKSIDE. DOESN’T LOOK THAT CONCERNING RIGHT NOW, BUT IT’S STARTING TO FILL IN. THAT’S THAT WAVE OF SNOW THAT’S HEADING IN OUR DIRECTION THAT WILL BE MOVING IN HERE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. RIGHT NOW ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN, THEY’RE GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF A LULL, BUT THEY WILL BE TAPPING INTO THAT HEAVY BAND OF SNOW LATER ON TONIGHT. AND THAT’S ALSO WHEN THOSE STRONG WINDS WILL PICK UP AND THOSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS NEAR AND NORTH OF GREEN BAY, INCLUDING RHINELANDER WAUSAU AREA. TALKING ABOUT THOSE LOCATIONS, LOOK AT SOME OF THE SNOWFALL TOTALS 24.5IN IN WESTON. THAT’S RIGHT AROUND IN THAT WAUSAU AREA. THEN WE HAVE WHITE LAKE, 23IN, LOYAL WISCONSIN 22IN. WAUSAU 22. GILLETT 21. THAT’S NORTH OF GREEN BAY, WAUPACA SOME OF YOU PERHAPS, MAYBE DOING A LITTLE GOLFING AND MARCO’S GOLFING IN WAUPACA 20.5IN OF SNOWFALL. CLEARLY NOT ABLE TO DO THAT TODAY. 20IN OF SNOWFALL STIRRING 17. PESHTIGO 14. IT’S STILL GOING TO BE SNOWING, PERHAPS UPWARDS OF ANOTHER 10 TO 12IN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SO YOU GET THE SCOPE HOW SIGNIFICANT THE STORM IS UP INTO THE NORTHWOODS. HERE’S A LOW PRESSURE MOVING EASTWARD. WE’VE GOT THAT SNOW BAND OFF TOWARDS THE WEST. ONCE THAT LOW MOVES EAST, WE’LL GET THAT WRAP AROUND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. AND YOU’LL SEE THAT ON FUTURECAST. HERE WE ARE WITH THAT RAIN MIX AND SNOW AT THE MOMENT. THAT’S GOING TO LIFT UP TO THE NORTH. BUT WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FILL IN AS WE GET INTO THE OVERNIGHT. 9:00 STARTING TO SEE THAT SNOW MOVING ACROSS BY TEN. LOOKS LIKE WE’RE ALL UNDER SNOWFALL AND WE’LL BE HERE ON OUR NEWSCAST AFTER THE OSCARS. AND I BELIEVE THE BACHELOR SHOW WILL BE HERE TALKING ABOUT THE UPCOMING AND THE ONGOING SNOWFALL THAT SNOW CONTINUES TO PUSH THROUGH OVERNIGHT. AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE MORNING HOURS TOMORROW, 4:00, STILL HOLDING ON TO SOME MODERATE SNOWFALL, STILL AT 7:00, WE’LL SEE THAT SNOW START TO WIND DOWN IN INTENSITY AS WE HEAD AFTER TEN, 11:00. SO THE SNOW IMPACTS WHEN YOU’RE HEADING OUT TOMORROW MORNING, YOU’RE GOING TO WANT TO ADD SOME EXTRA TIME. NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. WITH THE HIGH IMPACTS EXPECTED WITH GUSTY WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COVERING ALL OF THE ROADWAYS AND THOSE RURAL COMMUNITIES, GUSTS AROUND 45MPH. IT’S A LIGHT, FLUFFY SNOW. BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE MORNING HOURS, IT’S GOING TO BE BLOWING EVERYWHERE. IT’S GOING TO BE TOUGH TO BE TRAVELING. WHEN DOES THE SNOW FINALLY WRAP UP? WELL, AS WE GET TOWARDS THE AFTERNOON, WE’LL SEE THAT TAPER OFF. YOU CAN SEE IT RIGHT HERE 4 OR 5:00, JUST A FEW PASSING FLURRIES, AND THEN WE’LL DRY THINGS OUT. SO IN TERMS OF SHOVELING, IF YOU WANT TO WAIT UNTIL TOWARDS THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE STICKING AROUND AT THE HOUSE, YOU DON’T HAVE TO VENTURE OUT, WAIT UNTIL THE AFTERNOON, YOU’LL BE ABLE TO CLEAN IT EVERYTHING IN ONE SWOOP. NOW, AS WE GET INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY, WINDS WILL START TO CALM DOWN A LITTLE BIT. IT’S GOING TO BE A BLUSTERY DAY FOR TOMORROW. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE BIT, BUT AS WE HEAD TOWARDS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, GUESS WHAT HAPPENS? THERE’S ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW. NOT GOING TO BE THAT BIG THOUGH. WE’RE WATCHING A QUICK, WEAK LITTLE CLIPPER NARROW BAND COULD BRING IN SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATION IF IT PIVOTS A LITTLE NORTH OR SOUTH. WE COULD EASILY MISS THIS. SO SOMETHING WE’RE WATCHING PRETTY CLOSELY HERE AT WEATHERWATCH 12. AS FOR RIGHT NOW, HERE’S SHEBOYGAN, 32 DEGREES BLUE HARBOR RESORT. SOME SNOW ONGOING. SAME THING. A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT SNOW IN ELKHART LAKE, 30 DEGREES. WE’VE GOT 25 FOR THE HIGH TEMPERATURE TOMORROW. AND THEN AS WE GET INTO TUESDAY, 23 DEGREES, BACK OVER TO SOME SNOWFALL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, 40 FOR THE HIGH TEMPERATURE. WEDNESDAY WE’LL DO A LITTLE BIT OF MELTING, A SMALL CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS ON THURSDAY AND THEN SOME TIME ALSO ON SUNDAY AS WELL. BUT STARTING OFF WITH A LITTLE BIT OF WINTER. AND THEN WE’LL GO BACK INTO MORE SPRING LIKE CONDITIONS AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATER THIS WEEK. >> THOSE ARE THE CONDITIONS WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO. >> Y
Southeast Wisconsin schools closing due to snowstorm on Monday
With heavy snow expected overnight into Monday morning, many districts have decided to close schools.
Updated: 9:45 PM CDT Mar 15, 2026
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Heavy snow along with a Winter Storm Warning and a Winter Weather Advisory in effect for southeastern Wisconsin has led to some districts closing schools.A Blizzard Warning is also in effect until 4 p.m. Monday. The worst of the snow will be Monday morning, with snow totals of 3-6 inches for parts of Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties and 6-9 inches in parts of Waukesha, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, Dodge, Jefferson, Walworth, and Fond du Lac counties. Some of the districts that have closed include:Milwaukee Public SchoolsArrowhead School DistrictDelavan-Darien School DistrictElmbrook School DistrictElkhorn Area School DistrictFort Atkinson School DistrictGermantown School DistrictHartford Area School District Horicon School DistrictKenosha School DistrictLake Mills School District Menomonee Falls School DistrictMequon-ThiensvilleMukwonago Area School DistrictSheboygan Falls School DistrictWatertown School DistrictWaukesha Public SchoolsWauwatosa School DistrictWest Allis-West Milwaukee School DistrictWest Bend Public SchoolsColleges and universitiesConcordia UniversityMarquette UniversityAll MATC campuses and facilities will be closed MondayTo see if your school or business will be delayed or closed Monday, click here.
Heavy snow along with a Winter Storm Warning and a Winter Weather Advisory in effect for southeastern Wisconsin has led to some districts closing schools.
A Blizzard Warning is also in effect until 4 p.m. Monday.
The worst of the snow will be Monday morning, with snow totals of 3-6 inches for parts of Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties and 6-9 inches in parts of Waukesha, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, Dodge, Jefferson, Walworth, and Fond du Lac counties.
Some of the districts that have closed include:
- Milwaukee Public Schools
- Arrowhead School District
- Delavan-Darien School District
- Elmbrook School District
- Elkhorn Area School District
- Fort Atkinson School District
- Germantown School District
- Hartford Area School District
- Horicon School District
- Kenosha School District
- Lake Mills School District
- Menomonee Falls School District
- Mequon-Thiensville
- Mukwonago Area School District
- Sheboygan Falls School District
- Watertown School District
- Waukesha Public Schools
- Wauwatosa School District
- West Allis-West Milwaukee School District
- West Bend Public Schools
Colleges and universities
- Concordia University
- Marquette University
- All MATC campuses and facilities will be closed Monday
To see if your school or business will be delayed or closed Monday, click here.
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