Watch Live: Hurricane Melissa slams into Jamaica with 185-mph winds

Hurricane Melissa is making landfall in Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to hit the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

Wisconsin Weather Experts | October 28, 2025
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Wisconsin's Weather Experts have the latest statewide forecast, extended outlook and more.

Milwaukee Weather: Partly sunny and breezy, staying dry

A strong high over Quebec will keep Wisconsin mostly dry through midweek, with steady east winds and mild highs in the 50s.

Weather webcast with Lisa Michaels
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A strong high over Quebec will keep Wisconsin mostly dry through midweek, with steady east winds and mild highs in the 50s.

Weather webcast with Rob Haswell
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A strong high over Quebec will keep Wisconsin mostly dry through midweek, with steady east winds and mild highs in the 50s.

Milwaukee couple stranded in Jamaica
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As Hurricane Melissa grows in strength, the impact is being felt from Milwaukee to Jamaica. A local couple says they?re stranded on the island during their honeymoon and loved ones are praying for the best possible outcome.

Weather Webcast with Chief Meteorologist Tom Wachs
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Mostly clear overnight with temperatures in the upper 30s to mid-40s by morning. Increasing clouds on Tuesday, windy with highs in the low-to-mid 50s.

Milwaukee Weather: Wind picking up Tuesday and Wednesday

Mostly clear tonight and breezy with temperatures settling in the 40s near the lake by morning, 30s inland. Increasing clouds on Tuesday, windy with a high in the mid-50s. More wind on Wednesday with partly sunny skies. Highs in the low 50s with an ENE wind.

Weather Webcast with Chief Meteorologist Tom Wachs
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Mostly clear and breezy tonight. Temperatures dropping through the 40s and settling in the 30s overnight away from the lake. Increasing clouds on Tuesday, windy with highs in the low-to-mid 50s.

Wisconsin Weather Experts | Oct. 27, 2025
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Wisconsin's Weather Experts have the latest statewide forecast, extended outlook and more.

Hurricane Melissa: How global weather ripples into Wisconsin

As Hurricane Melissa roars through the Caribbean as a Category 5 storm, its winds of 160 mph and pressure near 917 millibars make it one of the most intense late-season hurricanes on record.

Weather webcast with Lisa Michaels
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A steady east-to-southeast wind off Lake Michigan will keep the first half of the week mild but breezy, with highs in the 50s and a few lake clouds drifting inland.

Weather webcast with Rob Haswell
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A steady east-to-southeast wind off Lake Michigan will keep the first half of the week mild but breezy, with highs in the 50s and a few lake clouds drifting inland.

Hurricane Melissa slams toward Jamaica as powerful Category 5 storm

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica. Forecasters said it would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record keeping began in 1851.

Weather Webcast with Chief Meteorologist Tom Wachs
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Clear skies overnight with temperatures in the 30s and 40s by sunrise. Mostly sunny and breezy on Monday with highs in the mid-50s.

Weather Webcast with Chief Meteorologist Tom Wachs
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Mostly clear tonight with temperatures dropping through the 40s. Mostly sunny and blustery on Monday with highs in the mid-50s.

Milwaukee Weather: Chilly tonight, sunny and blustery on Monday

Mostly clear tonight with temperatures dropping through the 40s, settling in the 30s away from the lake overnight. Mostly sunny and blustery on Monday with highs in the mid-50s with a gusty easterly wind.

Guantánamo Bay begins evacuations as Hurricane Melissa nears category 5 strength

As Hurricane Melissa intensifies into a powerful Category 4 storm with the potential to reach Category 5 strength, U.S. authorities at Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, have begun evacuating non-mission-essential U.S. citizens.