Most areas in southern Wisconsin saw relatively uniform snowfall between 3.5 and 4.5 inches on Friday night, Gehring said. That quick burst could be followed in places by a more drawn-out period of snow on Saturday and Sunday, he said. Periods of banded snowfall were projected Saturday, according to the weather service.

After a one day break since its biggest snowstorm of the season, Milwaukee will kick off the weekend with another round of heavy snowfall. "That's going to be high-rate snow all falling within a very short time period,