The National Weather Service in Milwaukee has relayed the latest weather updates for the region, forecasting a sunny yet falling temperature throughout today, eventually reaching around 36 degrees by the late afternoon. The NWS indicates a northwest to northeast wind shift, with potential gusts up to 30 mph, a report that suggests Milwaukee residents should be prepared for some brisk breezes interrupting what might otherwise seem like an unremarkable March day. NWS Milwaukee last updated this data at 5:52 am CDT today..
Looking ahead to the evening, the NWS anticipates partly cloudy skies with lows hovering around 32 degrees, the winds maintaining a steady northeast pace that ushers the remnants of the day's chill through the night and as the city transitions into Wednesday, the forecast promises mostly sunny skies with a more modest east wind and highs approaching a relatively more comfortable 43 degrees. As the week progresses, temperatures are expected to flirt with the higher forties; however, Milwaukeeans should keep their umbrellas at hand with rain predicted to roll in by Friday night.
The latter part of the week brings a gradual warm-up; the National Weather Service details a high near 49 degrees by Thursday with calm winds initially that will shift to a slight easterly breeze in the afternoon. Thursday night’s forecast points to a mostly cloudy evening and a low around 40 degrees, but the real change sweeps in with Friday, tempering the air as the high reaches near 59 degrees, and, with an indicated 90% chance of precipitation that night, residents can expect a rainy lead into the weekend.
Come Saturday, the rain may linger, tugging the odds down to a 50 percent chance of precipitation and still offering some respite with partly sunny skies and a high near 58, it's a brief armistice that yields to a slight chance of rain and perhaps even snow by Saturday night, leading into a brisk and breezy low of 29 degrees. The flux continues into Sunday, sustaining the same slight chance of rain and snow with partly sunny conditions, but as Monday rolls around, the NWS promises a return to mostly sunny skies and a more temperate high near 48, ushering in yet another cycle in the mercurial temperament of early spring in Milwaukee.
