Milwaukee Weather: Prolonged heat starts on Monday
Forecast from FOX6 Chief Meteorologist Tom Wachs
MILWAUKEE - Clear skies tonight with temperatures dropping through the 70s this evening and settling in the upper 60s overnight.
Get ready for a week of heat. High in the 90s all week with dew points in the upper 60s to around 70.
Prolonged heat is expected throughout the week. Highs in the 90s with an afternoon heat index in the 90s to low 100s. Low temperatures in the 70s most mornings.
Rain chances are slim at best later in the week. It does look like the week of the 20th will be much cooler.
Tonight: Clear skies.
Low: 68°
Dew point: 64°
Wind: W 5
Monday: Mostly sunny, hot and humid. Heat Index: 97°
High: 93°, Heat Index: 97°
Dew point: 67°
Wind: WNW 5-15
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, hot and humid. Heat Index: 102°
AM Low: 72° High: 95°, Heat Index: 102°
Dew point: 70°
Wind: W 5-15
Wednesday: Partly cloudy, hot and humid. Heat Index: 100°
AM Low: 78° High: 94°, Heat Index: 100°
Dew point: 70°
Wind: WNW 5-15
Thursday: Partly cloudy, hot and humid. Heat Index: 94°
AM Low: 75° High: 90°, Heat Index: 94°
Dew point: 68°
Wind: WSW 5-10
Friday: Partly cloudy, hot and humid. Heat Index: 94°
AM Low: 75° High: 90°, Heat Index: 94°
Dew point: 68°
Wind: WSW 5-15
Saturday: Partly cloudy, hot and humid. Heat Index: 97°
AM Low: 70° High: 91°, Heat Index: 97°
Dew point: 70°
Wind: SW 5-10
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