Overview
- Winds are diminishing in many areas, yet a deep Arctic air mass will keep temperatures below normal through New Year’s Day across the Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast.
- National Weather Service guidance calls for wind chills as low as −20 to −25°F in parts of northern Wisconsin on New Year’s Eve.
- Brief snow showers or squalls are possible around midnight from the Great Lakes to the Northeast, threatening rapid drops in visibility and slick conditions for outdoor celebrations and late travel.
- Roughly 97,000 customers were without power Tuesday, about one-third in Michigan, as restoration continued after damaging winds and heavy snow.
- Lake-effect and quick‑moving systems persist, with western and upstate New York already over a foot of snow and totals that could reach about 3 feet, while major Midwest hubs such as Chicago, Detroit and Minneapolis remain prone to delays.