❄️ Cold, Windy, Slightly Sarcastic, Just How Winter Likes It!
The Haswell Quick-Cast | January 27th, 2026 | Chief Meteorologist Rob Haswell
Good morning, Quick-Casters!
Winter remains firmly parked in Wisconsin and has no intention of moving its parka covered behind anytime soon! We’ve got a few early snow showers today, then gusty winds and cold that absolutely did not read the room.
The good news? No major storms.
The bad news? Your face will still regret being outside.
🌨️ YOUR-Cast
(a.k.a. “How To Manage Expectations”)
Early: Scattered snow showers, very brief, very unserious
Afternoon: Partly cloudy, windy, aggressively cold
High: 12° (that’s 18° below average, winter flexing again)
Wind: NW 10–20 mph
Tonight: Partly cloudy, low near 1°. Frost resumes its reign.
🗺️ THE LONG RANGER
Wednesday–Friday:
Cold, quiet, dry. Highs mainly in the teens. Sub-zero mornings continue. Wind chills stay rude but just shy of advisory levels. Lake-effect snow may pop up Friday night, especially near Lake Michigan.
Saturday:
✨ A noticeable warm-up ✨
Highs climb into the low to mid-20s, and overnight lows stay above zero. This is what we call progress.
Sunday:
A weak system approaches with a low-confidence chance for light snow late Sunday into Monday. Impacts look minimal. Brunch remains on schedule.
🎉 TODAY IS…
🧳National Plan For Vacation Day & Thomas Crapper Day !🚽
A truly elite combo. Book a beach trip while… um… taking care of business.
No judgment, just outstanding multitasking.
🧠 TODAY IN NERD-STORY
1805: The Great 48-Hour Blizzard buries New York City with over 2 feet of snow
1938: Honeymoon Bridge over Niagara Falls collapses due to a massive ice jam
1967: Chicago gets buried under 23 inches of snow
2025: A 3.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of York, Maine is felt across parts of New England
Proof that weather and Earth science have always chosen chaos.
📺 BONUS MILWAUKEE HISTORY NOTE
🎬 1976: Laverne & Shirley made its television debut today.
Schlemiel. Schlimazel. Frozen Milwaukee winters. Timeless.
🌙 MOON CHECK
Waxing Gibbous 🌔 (67% full)
Full Snow Moon peaks Sunday at 4:09 PM
Jan 28–29: Moon cozies up near Capella, Betelgeuse, and Aldebaran
Jan 29: Perigee — the moon’s closest point in its orbit (extra dramatic)
⏰ HOURS OF DAYLIGHT — MILWAUKEE
Because hope matters.
Today: ~9 hours 33 minutes
Next Tuesday: ~9 hours 48 minutes
By March 1: ~10 hours 58 minutes
That’s over an hour more daylight by March. We’re winning. Slowly. Relentlessly.
⏳ COUNTDOWN TO SPRING
🌱 51 DAYS TO GO
The March Equinox arrives March 20 at 9:46 AM.
Yes, we’re counting. No, we will not stop.
😎Until Next Time…
Stay warm, layer strategically, and remember: winter can’t last forever… but it’s really giving us the good ol’ “Midwest good-bye”!
— Rob Haswell Chief Meteorologist & ROBBI Chief Sass-Master
The Haswell Quick-Cast Team❄️