Milwaukee residents can expect a bright start to the week with plenty of sunshine today, as temperatures reach a comfortable 52 degrees. According to the National Weather Service in Milwaukee, the west wind will stay within a gentle 5 to 10 mph range. As night falls, the skies will maintain their clarity, with temperatures only slightly dipping to a low around 36 degrees and a southwest wind keeping things calm at around 5 mph.
However, as we inch closer tomorrow, the forecast suggests an increase in cloud coverage with a consistent high near 51 degrees. The clouds forecasted for tomorrow evening bring a 70 percent likelihood of rain, the winds will remain light from the south around 5 mph, and less than a tenth of an inch of rain is possible. The overcast skies continue into Tuesday, featuring a 30 percent chance of morning showers before giving way to a mostly cloudy day with a high near 54 degrees and a light southwest breeze.
On Tuesday night, the chances of rainfall pick up again to 50 percent before midnight. As we transition into Wednesday, there is a slight 20 percent chance of rain before the afternoon. Residents are warned to brace for more blustery conditions, with a high near 39 degrees and strong west winds of 20 to 25 mph, which could gust as high as 30 mph.
Looking forward to Thursday, Thanksgiving Day presents us with mostly sunny skies though the temperature remains chilly with a high near 33 degrees. The evening temperatures on Thursday will once again dip to around 21 degrees, and Friday welcomes back the sun with an identical peak temperature of 33 degrees. The week's forecast sees another potential turn on Friday night with a 30 percent chance of snow and increasingly cloudy conditions, setting the stage for a weekend where rain, and snow, with a high near 37 degrees is a possibility as provided by NWS Milwaukee.
