NWS Green Bay WIFZ.W 0005October 2, 2026
Freeze Warning: Vilas, Forest, Florence and 1 more, WI
The National Weather Service office in Green Bay issued a freeze warning for Vilas, Forest, Florence and 1 more in Wisconsin, which was in force until 7:00 a.m. local time on October 3. It was the 5th freeze warning the NWS office in Green Bay issued in 2026. Wisconsin had 3 freeze warnings in October 2026, against 4 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Wisconsin's freeze warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 8 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Green Bay WI
- Area
- Vilas, Forest, Florence and 1 more
- State
- Wisconsin
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:35 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- In force from
- 11:00 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 a.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KGRB FZ.W 0005
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Freeze Warnings in Wisconsin since 2008Every warning type in Wisconsin
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected. * WHERE...Vilas, Florence, Forest, and Northern Marinette counties. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 7 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
What the agency told people to do
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.