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Use caution: Light snow making some roads a bit slippery

Published  November 28, 2014 9:08am CST
Winter Weather
FOX 6 Now Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Light snow falling in southeast Wisconsin could make the roads a bit slippery on this Black Friday. Drivers are urged to allow extra time to get to their destinations.

Meanwhile, FOX6Now.com offers a variety of extremely useful weather tools to help you navigate the wintry mess. They including the following:

FOX6 NEWS MOBILE APP

This app features updated weather coverage of southeast Wisconsin from the team at FOX6 News. It includes weather webcasts, the FOX 6-day forecast and live streaming updates when necessary.


    MAPS AND RADAR

    We have a host of maps and radars on the FOX6 Weather page that are updating regularly -- to provide you the most accurate assessment of the weather. From a county-by-county view to the Midwest regional radar and a national view -- it's all there. All of these images are at the ready -- just one click away.

    ROAD TEMPERATURES

    We want you to know about a new tool on FOX6Now.com. We now have a map that taps into the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's (WisDOT) road temperatures. WisDOT has sensors on bridges throughout southeast Wisconsin -- and they're monitoring those sensors for potential freezing conditions. CLICK HERE to check out our new road temperatures map.

    WIND CHILL CHART

    FOX6 News invites you to click and print a copy of the National Weather Service (NWS) wind chill chart. Put it up on your refrigerator. The NWS wind chill temperature index provides an accurate, understandable, and useful formula for calculating the dangers from winter winds and freezing temperatures. CLICK HERE to print the NWS wind chill chart.

    FOX6 WEATHER IN SOCIAL MEDIA


      SCHOOL AND BUSINESS CLOSINGS

      When the weather gets a little dicey, schools and businesses may shut down for part of a day or altogether. CLICK HERE to monitor the latest list of closings, cancellations and delays reported in southeast Wisconsin.

      FOX6Now.com SNOW STICK

      Because the winter months also offer a great opportunity to get outside and play, we try to bring you a lighter side of the weather -- with a little help from the FOX6Now.com Snow Stick. It's our unofficial snow measurement tool sitting on the FOX6 Weather Deck in Brown Deer. Web users can visit the Snow Stick web page and watch the snow accumulate in real time via live streaming video. We’ll stream this web cam live 24/7 whenever there’s snow in the forecast -- and invite you to “LIKE” the Snow Stick on Facebook.



      FOX6 FUTURE FORECASTER

      Lastly, FOX6 and Meteorologist Rob Haswell are looking for some smart, fun, outgoing and weather-loving kids to help with the weather forecasts Friday mornings on WakeUp News. If you have a 6 to 12-year-old child who is into weather and wants to show his or her stuff, then we want to hear from you! CLICK HERE to learn more.