The National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan office has delivered a somber heads-up to residents in parts of Wisconsin, signaling a turbulent mix of weather conditions for the week ahead, as Milwaukee braces for a cocktail of rain, snow, and gusty winds.
Milwaukee is set for a wet afternoon, with showers expected after 1 p.m. and temperatures peaking near 44 degrees. Strong southeast winds of 10 to 20 mph may bring gusts up to 35 mph. According to the forecast: "Showers, mainly after 1pm. High near 44. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible."
Tomorrow, skies are expected to gradually clear, with a high near 43 degrees, though brisk west winds of around 20 mph may bring gusts of up to 35 mph. By nightfall, conditions should become calmer, with mostly clear skies and a gentle northwest breeze at 5 to 10 mph, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
As the week unfolds, the instability lingers with a 20 percent shot at showers Tuesday afternoon under predominantly sunny skies and highs brushing against the mid-40s, but the narrative swings once the sun sinks, introducing a 30 percent chance of both rain and snow showers through the dark hours, and leading into a Wednesday that toys with a 30 percent risk of morning snow showers before basking in the light of a mostly sunny rise to 49 degrees, meanwhile Thursday and Friday dance with a smattering chance of showers, and Saturday's plot climaxes in probable showers amid the warmth of a 62-degree high.
This weather brew spurs the National Weather Service to warn of a "Hazardous Weather Outlook," particularly underlining that "a wintry mix to snow may develop this afternoon over Fond du Lac and Sheboygan Counties" with possible "minor slushy accumulations up to an inch," this outlook adds that strong westerly winds will chase in from the Southern Wisconsin with a cold front tonight, conjuring gusts up to 40 mph; thankfully, the outlook for the remainder of the week into Saturday holds no expectation of hazardous weather thus granting some reprieve amidst a week riddled with nature's unpredictability.
