Milwaukee, WI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day		Sky	High / Low	Precip	Wind	Humidity
Wed Jul 15		Partly Cloudy Close Hourly	85º / 71º	4%	NNE 9 mph	66%
8am		Mostly Sunny	81º	1%	WNW 7 mph	70%
9am		Mostly Sunny	84º	1%	NW 6 mph	65%
10am		Mostly Sunny	86º	1%	NNW 6 mph	62%
11am		Partly Cloudy	86º	1%	NNE 6 mph	62%
12pm		Partly Cloudy	85º	1%	NE 7 mph	63%
1pm		Partly Cloudy	85º	1%	ENE 8 mph	63%
2pm		Partly Cloudy	84º	1%	ENE 8 mph	64%
3pm		Partly Cloudy	82º	4%	ENE 9 mph	68%
4pm		Mostly Sunny	81º	3%	ENE 9 mph	67%
5pm		Mostly Sunny	81º	5%	ENE 9 mph	65%
6pm		Sunny	81º	3%	NE 9 mph	63%
7pm		Sunny	79º	2%	NE 9 mph	65%
8pm		Sunny	78º	3%	NE 8 mph	65%
9pm		Partly Cloudy	77º	3%	NE 6 mph	66%
10pm		Clear	76º	3%	NNE 5 mph	65%
11pm		Mostly Clear	76º	2%	NNE 4 mph	66%
Thu Jul 16		Mostly Sunny View Hourly	79º / 71º	6%	ENE 9 mph	60%
12am		Partly Cloudy	75º	3%	NNE 4 mph	68%
1am		Mostly Clear	75º	3%	NNE 3 mph	68%
2am		Mostly Clear	74º	3%	NNE 4 mph	68%
3am		Mostly Clear	74º	3%	NE 4 mph	69%
4am		Mostly Clear	73º	4%	NNE 4 mph	71%
5am		Mostly Clear	72º	4%	NE 4 mph	74%
6am		Mostly Sunny	72º	4%	NE 4 mph	74%
7am		Sunny	74º	4%	NE 5 mph	71%
8am		Sunny	75º	3%	NE 6 mph	67%
9am		Sunny	77º	3%	ENE 7 mph	63%
10am		Sunny	78º	2%	ENE 7 mph	60%
11am		Mostly Sunny	78º	3%	ENE 8 mph	60%
12pm		Mostly Sunny	79º	2%	ENE 9 mph	58%
1pm		Mostly Sunny	79º	4%	ENE 9 mph	57%
2pm		Mostly Sunny	79º	5%	ENE 9 mph	57%
3pm		Mostly Sunny	79º	3%	ENE 9 mph	57%
4pm		Mostly Sunny	79º	3%	E 9 mph	56%
5pm		Sunny	78º	6%	ENE 9 mph	59%
6pm		Mostly Sunny	78º	7%	ENE 9 mph	57%
7pm		Partly Cloudy	77º	3%	ENE 8 mph	59%
8pm		Sunny	76º	4%	NE 7 mph	63%
9pm		Clear	75º	4%	NE 5 mph	65%
10pm		Clear	75º	10%	NE 4 mph	66%
11pm		Mostly Clear	74º	8%	NE 4 mph	68%
Fri Jul 17		Partly Cloudy View Hourly	84º / 74º	24%	SSE 9 mph	67%
12am		Partly Cloudy	74º	8%	NE 3 mph	69%
1am		Few Showers	74º	30%	NE 3 mph	71%
2am		Few Showers	73º	32%	ENE 3 mph	73%
3am		Partly Cloudy	73º	24%	ENE 3 mph	74%
4am		Partly Cloudy	73º	14%	ENE 4 mph	76%
5am		Mostly Clear	72º	8%	E 3 mph	77%
6am		Mostly Sunny	72º	8%	ESE 3 mph	78%
7am		Partly Cloudy	74º	7%	ESE 4 mph	76%
Sat Jul 18		PM Thunderstorms	85º / 68º	43%	NW 12 mph	68%
Sun Jul 19		Partly Cloudy	80º / 70º	5%	ENE 9 mph	64%
Mon Jul 20		AM Showers	87º / 67º	40%	SW 16 mph	60%
Tue Jul 21		Mostly Sunny	75º / 62º	20%	N 16 mph	60%
Wed Jul 22		Partly Cloudy	75º / 63º	9%	N 10 mph	54%

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General Weather Conditions in Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee, WI, is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan and in the southeastern portion of the state. The location averages about ten days each year with maximum temperatures in excess of 90°F (32.2°C). July is the warmest month with an average high of 80°F (26.7°C) and an average minimum of 62°F (16.7°C). January is the coolest month with an average high of 27°F (-2.8°C) and an average minimum of 13°F (-10.6°C). The highest temperature on record for Milwaukee is 103°F (39.4°C), recorded in August 1988 and again in July 1995, and the lowest temperature on record is -26°F (-32.2°C), recorded in January 1982. About 139 days each year experience temperatures below 32°F (0°C), and an average 21 days each year record temperatures below 5°F (-15°C). Every month has seen temperatures at or below 40°F (4.4°C) except August, and every month except June, July and August has recorded temperatures below freezing (0°C).

The average annual precipitation for Milwaukee is 32.23 inches (819 mm). An annual maximum occurs during the summer, due mainly to convective activity, and a marked dry period occurs during the winter months. Precipitation falls on about 198 days each year. The wettest month is July with 3.61 inches (92 mm), and the driest, February, averages only 1.44 inches (37 mm). An average of 36 thunderstorm days occur each year with June, July and August being the most likely months. Snow falls on about 77 days each year and averages about 49 inches (1245 mm) each year. January averages about 13 inches (330 mm) per year and December averages nearly 11 inches (279 mm). One-foot (305 mm) snowfalls in a 24-hour period have occurred in each month December, January, February and April. About ten days each year have a snowfall total greater than 1.5 inches (38 mm), and snow has fallen in every month except June through September. Fog is present on average 137 days each year and is rather evenly distributed throughout the year with a slight maximum during the late summer and then again in the early winter. The prevailing wind direction in Milwaukee is the west-northwest. Spring is the windiest period, and a maximum gust of 70 knots occurred in July 1984.

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