Milwaukee set the record for its warmest Jan. 30 on record on Thursday. A high temperature of 56 degrees was recorded at 2:44 p.m., according to data from the National Weather Service. This overtook Milwaukee's previously warmest Jan.

MILWAUKEE — It was a day of record warmth in southern Wisconsin! Temperatures in Milwaukee surged into the mid-50s. Thursday's high exceeded the Jan. 30 record of 53 degrees at Mitchell Airport, set in 1988, according to the National Weather Service.

The city saw its warmest-ever Jan. 30 in 1988; it was 53 degrees. Milwaukee's average Jan. 30 high is 31 degrees.

The Cold Weather Advisory is in effect until midnight on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

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.

Milwaukee will kick off this week with the most extreme cold of the winter so far. During the coldest periods, wind chill is forecast to range between -15 and -30 degrees. That's well beyond the threshold for developing frostbite and other adverse health symptoms from cold-weather exposure.

Expect high temperatures to be well above average this week, with temperatures approaching 50 degrees on Thursday.

Unsecured items like trash cans or holiday decorations could go "tumbling down the street," but no damage to trees or structures is expected.

On Sunday at 6:47 p.m. an updated wind advisory was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Monday between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. The advisory is for Sheboygan,

The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? "Warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country, with a few exceptions: southern and central California, Desert Southwest, southern Florida, and western Ohio Valley, where it will be near to below normal."

Unhoused people in Milwaukee County have braved cold weather, with hundreds seeking warming shelters and other services.

Though the Farmer's Almanac predicts a warmer-than-normal spring, the winter weather will linger for a while longer, the forecast said.