Sunny. Highs 5100. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings 10 below to 25 below developing and less chilly with highs to te 20s. Highs around 20. Chance of snow 70 percent. Snow inuecontsaturday with balmy highs near 30 before sunny, cold weather returns for toss back to mike milwaukee mayor tom barrett is gettinthe wo out about this dangerous cold. Hes appealing toresidents to watch out for one another. 3 mayor m barrett its pretty much common sense and its about being a od nehbor make sure you are watching out the people who live ar you and the poeple you know and i think for Church Groups in particular theyre gonna have a lot of elderly people who are members of their congregations to check onth at a News Conference late th moing at city hall. The mayor urged residents to check up on elderly relatives mothers with chen a those with disabilities. The yor maalong with public th commisoner bevan baker, outl some other recommendations like making sure you take the time to are for t
Body was recovered by the Sheboygan County dive team this afternoon. Authorities do not believe there was any foul play involved in the incident. Lakeland university tells wisn 12 news, oneal was a member of the football team. He was also from north carolina. Joyce a fire on the roof of milwaukees Pfister Hotel, and hundreds of guests evacuated. It happened during the busy lunch hour, while construction crews were working on top of the hotel. Wisn 12 news terry sater is live with the terry the call about a fire on the Pfister Hotel roof came in just before noon before from someone high up in a neighboring building. Roughly 300 people were evacuated, and so far fire investigators are pointing to insulation and a construction crew. Just before noon, we got a call of fire on the roof of the Pfister Hotel. Terry milwaukee deputy fire chief Terry Lintonen says, thankfully, no one was hurt. We did find fire around an area that was under construction on the roof. Shows the part of the roof fi
Temperatures mean efforts are underway to keep the homeless safe. In milwaukee county. Some shelters are extending their hours. On the efforts. Efforts are underway to make sure those in need are safe. The shelter is normally only open during the daytime, but when temperatures hit 10 or below, the shelter opens back up overnight the demand for help spikes this time of year. Repairers of the breach has been busy. On monday night12 people passed through, tuesday afternoon more than 100. That number is expected to grow as the cold air sticks around. Staff are working extra hours. Scarves and hats. We greet them, offer them a hot shower, a hot cup of coffee, a hot meal, a sleeping bag, a pillow and a place to sit. , sometimes they put the chairs together and lay down. At about 11 oclock things settle down and we might even put a movie in and go through the night in warmth if you are in need or know someone who is, you are encouraged to call 211. The county can put those resources. In milwa
Doors to those less fortunate tonight and tomorrow. The milwaukee Mayors Office wants viewers to use basic safety precautions to be healthy and protected all season long. Some people are well aware of how to keep warm. ive had this jacket since 1970 november potentially dangerous cold weather patterns could take some by surprise. the cold wind chills will cause frost bite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin and thats where i want to begin. milwaukee mayor tom barett is stressing the public follow crucial outdoor saftey tips in the coming days. cover those ears. Gloves wear those mittens wear those hats again this is all basic stuff the most vulnerable populations are working very closely with our local homeless shelters. Our focus is making sure we have enough capacity with some of the warming rooms. on average milwaukee can have 200250 People Living in the streets. In an effort to provide shelter. Several warming rooms are opening up across the county. Including a new one at fe
Temperatures. Temperatures will dip into the Single Digits below zero. These temps combined with brisk west winds will bring dangerously cold wind chill values of 15 to 25 to the area tonight into thursday morning. A wind chill advisory is in effect for that time. Then we turn our attention to r where we are forecasting 6 to 9 inches of snow. This will impact travel so keep up with the latest forecasts as we pin the fox6 Storm Center App can keep you in the know with the bitter cold and upcoming snow. Its free for apple and android devices. Youll have instant access to the fox6 weather forecast. As the temps take a plunge, milwaukees mayor is reminding everyone about just how dangerous the cold can be. And fox sixs Angelica Sanchez joins us from a warming shelter in west allis with more. Angelica. Stephanie. Behind me is one of several warming rooms opening up tonight across the county. This is at feed his flock near 81st and lapham. The most vulnerable population right now are childre