Milwaukee, WI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day		Sky	High / Low	Precip	Wind	Humidity
Tue Aug 4		Partly Cloudy Close Hourly	83º / 68º	19%	SSW 11 mph	59%
10am		Partly Cloudy	80º	1%	SW 11 mph	64%
11am		Partly Cloudy	81º	1%	SSW 12 mph	61%
12pm		Partly Cloudy	81º	1%	SSW 12 mph	59%
1pm		Mostly Cloudy	80º	1%	SSW 11 mph	61%
2pm		Mostly Cloudy	81º	1%	SSW 12 mph	61%
3pm		Mostly Cloudy	81º	1%	SSW 12 mph	62%
4pm		Mostly Cloudy	81º	10%	S 12 mph	61%
5pm		Mostly Cloudy	82º	20%	SSW 11 mph	60%
6pm		Partly Cloudy	80º	2%	SSW 10 mph	63%
7pm		Cloudy	80º	16%	SSW 9 mph	63%
8pm		Cloudy	79º	24%	SW 8 mph	66%
9pm		Mostly Cloudy	77º	22%	SW 6 mph	71%
10pm		Cloudy	77º	24%	WSW 5 mph	74%
11pm		Thunderstorms	75º	61%	WSW 5 mph	80%
Wed Aug 5		Rain/Thunder View Hourly	73º / 64º	71%	W 7 mph	82%
12am		Rain	74º	66%	W 4 mph	85%
1am		Rain	72º	68%	W 4 mph	88%
2am		Rain	71º	86%	W 4 mph	90%
3am		Rain	70º	80%	W 3 mph	90%
4am		Rain	70º	69%	WNW 3 mph	91%
5am		Thunderstorms	69º	69%	W 3 mph	92%
6am		Showers	69º	56%	WNW 4 mph	92%
7am		Rain	69º	71%	WNW 3 mph	90%
8am		Rain	70º	68%	W 3 mph	87%
9am		Showers	70º	57%	W 3 mph	86%
10am		Showers	71º	48%	WSW 4 mph	84%
11am		Cloudy	71º	24%	SSW 5 mph	84%
12pm		Showers	71º	39%	WSW 5 mph	85%
1pm		Scattered Thunderstorms	71º	44%	SW 6 mph	82%
2pm		Cloudy	71º	24%	SSE 6 mph	82%
3pm		Cloudy	72º	15%	NNE 6 mph	77%
4pm		Cloudy	73º	24%	NE 5 mph	74%
5pm		Scattered Thunderstorms	73º	54%	N 6 mph	74%
6pm		Scattered Thunderstorms	72º	59%	N 7 mph	77%
7pm		Showers	71º	52%	N 6 mph	79%
8pm		Cloudy	71º	19%	N 5 mph	81%
9pm		Cloudy	70º	19%	NNE 3 mph	82%
10pm		Cloudy	70º	11%	N 3 mph	83%
11pm		Cloudy	69º	11%	N 2 mph	82%
Thu Aug 6		Mostly Sunny View Hourly	76º / 65º	22%	ENE 7 mph	72%
12am		Mostly Cloudy	69º	8%	NNW 2 mph	82%
1am		Partly Cloudy	68º	9%	NNW 2 mph	84%
2am		Partly Cloudy	68º	10%	NNW 3 mph	84%
3am		Partly Cloudy	67º	10%	NW 3 mph	83%
4am		Partly Cloudy	66º	21%	NW 4 mph	84%
5am		Mostly Cloudy	66º	21%	NNW 3 mph	84%
6am		Mostly Cloudy	65º	21%	N 3 mph	87%
7am		Mostly Cloudy	66º	20%	N 4 mph	87%
8am		Cloudy	68º	22%	N 4 mph	85%
9am		Partly Cloudy	69º	10%	NNE 5 mph	83%
Fri Aug 7		Mostly Sunny	81º / 68º	11%	S 9 mph	68%
Sat Aug 8		Mostly Sunny	80º / 67º	23%	WNW 9 mph	64%
Sun Aug 9		AM Showers	80º / 68º	32%	SSW 11 mph	70%
Mon Aug 10		Thunderstorms	77º / 66º	69%	SW 10 mph	78%
Tue Aug 11		AM Showers	75º / 64º	44%	NNE 8 mph	74%

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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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