Unsecured items like trash cans or holiday decorations could go "tumbling down the street," but no damage to trees or structures is expected.
The Cold Weather Advisory is in effect until midnight on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
Milwaukee faced extreme wind chills and a cold weather advisory, with a slight chance of snow and low temperatures forecasted.
The center at 12th and Vliet is open from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday due to the cold. Nick Tomaro with the Milwaukee Health Department said more than 100 people took advantage of the center on day one. Darnell Bonner said on Sunday, he was rushed to the hospital for hypothermia while waiting for a shelter to open.
Milwaukee had its coldest Jan. 21 since 1984 on Tuesday as the city, along with the rest of the state, was under a dangerous Extreme Cold Warning. According to Milwaukee-Sullivan National Weather Service meteorologist Taylor Patterson, Milwaukee reached its lowest air temperature of the day at 7:34 a.m., at minus-10.
An "artic air mass" will be moving into the region from Canada as we head into the weekend, causing temperatures to tumble.
Several Milwaukee-area services, resources and programs won't be available Tuesday due to the extreme cold. Many area schools, including Milwaukee Public Schools, have also already announced Tuesday closures.
Some areas of southeastern Wisconsin saw upwards of three inches of snow, which was heavier than anticipated, according to National Weather Service Milwaukee meteorologist Taylor Patterson. Milwaukee is not expected to get any more snow in the coming week, as temperatures rise above freezing over the weekend, she said.
The Milwaukee area will see light snow all day as the region experiences another round of frigid temperatures. Flurries will move across southern Wisconsin throughout the early morning on Wednesday, followed by light snow showers until 2 or 3 a.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's office is investigating the death of an 80-year-old man who likely died of hypothermia early Sunday morning.
Sky gazers in Wisconsin may have another chance to see the northern lights on Thursday and Friday, according to the NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). The northern lights may be visible in Wisconsin Thursday and Friday night, the SWPC's forecast says.
While Milwaukee's snowfall has lagged, other areas of the country, especially southern states along the Gulf Coast, had a rare winter snowstorm this week. And because of earlier snowstorms through the mid-south, some areas have surprising snowfalls this winter.