Overview: The weekend looks wet, cool, and humid across the Milwaukee area with multiple chances for showers Friday through Sunday. On Monday and Tuesday, high pressure dries out the area.
Today: Friday will be an overcast, cool, and damp day across the Milwaukee area. Temperatures will rise through the low-70s in the morning accompanied by dewpoints in the sticky upper 60s. Winds will be out of the northeast around 10 mph under overcast skies. A 10% chance of an isolated shower chance will exist until noon, but most will stay dry. By the afternoon, skies will remain mostly cloudy with the exception of some peeks of sun around noon. Furthermore, winds will increase slightly around 12 mph with gusts up to 20 mph which will halt temperatures in the mid-70s for a high with dewpoints cooling back into the mid-60s. Winds relax in the evening backing down to around 8 mph with overcast skies continuing.
Overnight: Rain chances jump to 50% after midnight and continue to rise into Sunday morning. Temperatures cool into the mid-60s for a low with light northeast winds with the rain showers.
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Tomorrow: Saturday will be a humid and rainy day across Milwaukee. Temperatures will rise through the low-70s in the morning paired with dewpoints around 70. This may produce some fog, so make sure to use those low-beams on the way to work. Furthermore, winds turn to the southeast around 10 mph with ongoing showers thanks to a low-pressure system with a warm front that will move through the area by the afternoon. Some showers in the morning could be on the heavy side, so watch for ponding on the roads. Temperatures reach the mid-70s by the afternoon with southeast winds decreasing to around 6 mph. In addition, dewpoints climb into the tropical low-70s which will keep a 30% chance of an isolated shower into the afternoon, before a brief break arrives in the evening. Winds will shift to the south in the evening with overcast skies continuing. Overnight winds swing to the west after midnight and increase to around 10 mph as temperatures settle in the upper 60s for a low. In addition, a 50% chance of more showers and storms move in after midnight. The Milwaukee area could pick up 1-2 inches of new rainfall by Sunday morning so stay aware in low-lying areas.
Sunday: Sunday a rainy pattern continues before a weak high-pressure system comes in Monday morning, allowing things to dry out through Tuesday. Sunday will see high temperatures reach the upper 70s with winds turning to the northwest around 10 mph under mostly cloudy skies. A 30% chance of showers will exist until the late afternoon, but less than a quarter of an inch is expected. Dewpoints will hang in the mid-60s for the day before a cold front slides through overnight. With this overnight cold front winds will swing to the north around 5-6 mph as temperatures slide down into the low 60s. Behind this cold front a weak high pressure system works in from the southwest.
Extended: Monday things start to dry out. Winds will be light and variable throughout the day as temperatures reach the mid-70s under partly cloudy skies. Dew points will hold in the upper 50s which will be a nice change form the past few days. Overnight clouds increase after midnight as winds turn to the west between 6-7 mph and temperatures rest in the low 60s for a low as the aforementioned high pressure system sits to the south.
Tuesday things begin to warm up again. High tempertures will top out around 80℉ and dew points rise into the low 60s with winds turning to the southwest between 10-15 mph under overcast skies. Overnight a low pressure trough begins to approach Wisconsin from the northwest which will create a 20% chance of a shower after midnight otherwise partly cloudy skies persist.
