Wisconsin Weather: Wet Weekend Ahead After Dry Week

Afternoon Temperatures and Current Conditions

• 🌡️ Temperatures this afternoon are in the lower to mid 80s, with an expected increase of four to six degrees for tomorrow.
• 📈 The normal high temperature is in the upper 70s, and most areas were above this today and this evening.
• 💨 Closer to Lake Michigan, southeast winds are keeping temperatures cooler, ranging from the lower 70s to the upper 70s.
• ☀️ Dry weather and sunshine are present across eastern Wisconsin currently.

Approaching Weather Systems

• ⚡ Scattered showers and thunderstorms are present to the west, with a tornado warning issued for southwestern Minnesota.
• ➡️ This activity is sliding eastward, with a chance for scattered showers late tonight into tomorrow morning.
• ⬆️ A warm front will swing across northeast Wisconsin tomorrow morning and then lift north by the afternoon.

Weekend and Early Next Week Forecast

• 🥵 Temperatures are expected to climb into the mid and upper 80s by tomorrow afternoon, with dew points reaching the upper 60s and lower 70s.
• ⛈️ Moisture will fuel thunderstorms tomorrow night, with much of the area under a risk for severe weather, including damaging winds and torrential downpours.
• 🌧️ A squall line is expected to move in from the north and west during the early morning hours of Saturday, followed by more rounds of thunderstorms throughout Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.
• 💧 Rain totals could add up significantly due to a stalling cold front to the south, creating waves of low pressure.
• 🥶 Highs will be in the lower to mid-70s with northeast winds before drying out and heating up again a week from today.