Milwaukee Weather: Rain chances increasing
Forecast from FOX6 Chief Meteorologist Tom Wachs
MILWAUKEE - Increasing clouds overnight with temperatures dropping through the 60s.
Scattered showers and t-storms on Tuesday starting after 5am and ending after sunset. Don't expect much rain out of this as the storms will be widely scattered throughout the day. Highs in the low 70s with a gusty west wind.
A second storm system moves in on Wednesday with showers/t-storms and heavy rain. Most of the severe weather will stay south in Illinois, but we could end up with 0.50"-1.0" of rain. Highs in the 60s with gusty southeast winds.
Mostly cloudy for the start of Summerfest on Thursday & for Juneteenth on Friday with highs in the low 70s. Highs in the 70s this weekend with t-storm chances increasing, especially on Sunday.
Overnight: Increasing clouds.
Low: 60°
Dew Point: 50°
Wind: SW 5-10
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and windy with scattered t-storms.
High: 72°
Dew Point: 56°
Wind: W 15-25
Wednesday: T-Storms likely. Windy with heavy rain.
AM Low: 55° High: 65°
Dew Point: 57°
Wind: SE 15-25
Thursday: Mostly cloudy.
AM Low: 59° High: 71°
Dew Point: 54°
Wind: WNW 5-10
Friday: Partly sunny and breezy.
AM Low: 58° High: 72°
Dew Point: 51°
Wind: NW 10-20
Saturday: Partly sunny with a slight chance for t-storms.
AM Low: 57° High: 75°
Dew Point: 54°
Wind: W 5-10
Sunday: Chance for t-storms.
AM Low: 59° High: 70°
Dew Point: 57°
Wind: E 10-20
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