Wisconsin weather

Okay, the Scotland imitation of Edinburgh weather ends officially today. Here's the weather forecast for Madison, Wisconsin :)

Issued by The National Weather Service
Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
3:47 pm CST, Sat., Dec. 11, 2010

... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING... MIXED PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW BY EVENING... AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... 8 TO 13 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF MADISON... LOWEST NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER.

* WINDS... STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH... WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH... WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT... AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS... MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW... AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SNOW COVERED... DRIFTED ROADS ARE EXPECTED. MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.