First Alert Weather: Staying chilly through the weekend

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) -A two-part First Alert Weather Day takes effect early Friday morning through the first half of Saturday. A clipper system will first bring a round of snow to North Central Wisconsin Friday morning, causing snow-covered and slippery travel conditions for the commute to work/school. After that, a blast of arctic air will head into the region Friday night into Saturday morning and stick around for the next several days.

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) -Mainly cloudy on Saturday with snow possible south of Highway 10 during the day and into Saturday night. Accumulations will vary from a coating to 1″ from Marshfield to Stevens Point and north of Wisconsin Rapids, 1-3″ Wisconsin Rapids and Wautoma, while 3-5″ possible farther south into Necedah, Adams, and Wisconsin Dells. The highest amounts will be in southern Wisconsin, where 5-8″ of snow will fall. Hazardous travel is likely in the southern part of the state Saturday into Saturday night due to the snow. Locations to the north of Highway 10 will have considerable cloudiness on Saturday with highs in the low to mid 10s.

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