Overview: Milwaukee’s active weather features a calm Saturday before strong evening thunderstorms roll through. Sunday and Monday bring sunny, blustery conditions, followed by more showers and storms on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Today: An active period of weather continues for the Milwaukee area this weekend. Saturday morning temperatures will rise through the high 60s and 70s with a blustery southwest wind between 12 mph with gusts as high as 30 mph. By the afternoon, clouds will increase, but temperatures will still be able to soar into the low 80s for a high with dew points in the low 60s, making feel a bit sticky out. Into the evening hours, a cold front from the northwest will begin to move through Wisconsin. Ahead of this front, a line of showers and embedded thunderstorms will form and produce a 60% chance of thunderstorms. Some of these storms may be on the strong side with the main threats being wind gusts around 60 mph and some coin-sized hail. Because of this, the Storm Prediction Center has issued a Level 1 out of 5 Marginal Risk of severe weather over Southeastern Wisconsin.
Overnight: Shower and thunderstorm activity will end by 4 a.m. as skies start clear. Winds will swing to the north slowing to 6 mph. Temperatures will tumble down into the high 50s with dew points sinking back into the comfortable 40s.
Sunday: Early sun will start out your Sunday with temperatures rising through the upper 50s and low 60s. Winds out of the northwest will be blustery at 14 mph. Sunny skies stick around for the majority of the day, allowing temperatures to reach the mid-60s for a daytime high. By the evening and into the overnight hours, skies will stay clear which will allow temperatures to sink into the low 50s. Overnight winds will slow to around 10 mph and switch to the west.
Monday: An active pattern continues through the extended forecast with a small break on Monday. Skies will be mostly sunny on Monday with high temperatures reaching the 70. Northwest winds around 10 mph will be around in the morning, but by the late afternoon winds will start to turn to the southwest. This happens ahead of a low-pressure system that will begin to approach Wisconsin on Tuesday. Overnight Monday temperatures will slide back into the high 50s for a low.
Extended: Tuesday will start out on a sunny note, but by the late afternoon clouds will increase because of the low approaching Wisconsin from the northwest. Before showers begin, southwestern winds will continue to be around 12 mph, and temperatures will be able to make it into the low 70s for a daytime high. By the late evening, a 70% chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms will materialize and last into the early overnight hours. Temperatures overnight Tuesday will cool into the upper 50s despite southwest winds easing into Wednesday morning under overcast skies. On Wednesday, the low-pressure trough will finally begin to move through Wisconsin. More showers and embedded thunderstorms will continue through the whole day. The Milwaukee area could pick up 0.75-1.25 inches of rain between Tuesday and Wednesday night. During the day, temperatures will only be able to make it into the high 60s with southwest winds around 8 mph under overcast skies. By the early overnight hours, all thunderstorm activity should cease, leaving overcast skies behind. Winds will swing to the north and slow to around 6 mph. Temperatures will enter back into the high 50s for the night.
