Milwaukee Weather: Lake effect snow Friday, weekend warm up
MILWAUKEE - Forecast from FOX6 Meteorologist Holly Baker
Increasing clouds tonight with temperatures dropping back into the single digits.
Lake effect snow is likely on Friday, especially along the southern lakeshore, but also slightly farther west.
Snowfall amounts depend heavily on how long the snow persists, with 1 to 3 inches possible near the immediate lakeshore.
A separate system may bring light snow Sunday night into Monday, then again midweek. Temperatures stay warmer in the 20s next week!
Tonight: Increasing clouds.
Low: 5°
Wind: NW 5-10
Friday: Mostly cloudy with snow likely, mainly near the lakeshore.
High: 16°
Wind: NE 5-15
Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of lake effect snow.
AM Low: 9° High: 23°
Wind: N 5-15
Sunday: Partly sunny.
AM Low: 8° High: 26°
Wind: SW 5-10
Monday: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow.
AM Low: 17° High: 28°
Wind: NW 5-10
Tuesday: Partly cloudy.
AM Low: 13° High: 26°
Wind: NW/NE 5-10
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow.
AM Low: 15° High: 27°
Wind: NW 5-10
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