Milwaukee, WI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day		Sky	High / Low	Precip	Wind	Humidity
Thu Jun 4		Partly Cloudy	-º / 65º	16%	SSW 8 mph	60%
Fri Jun 5		Rain/Thunder View Hourly	75º / 63º	96%	SSW 11 mph	80%
3am		Partly Cloudy	69º	15%	SW 7 mph	58%
4am		Partly Cloudy	68º	15%	SSW 7 mph	63%
5am		Partly Cloudy	68º	14%	SW 7 mph	67%
6am		Rain	66º	100%	SSW 8 mph	75%
7am		Light Rain	66º	100%	SSW 8 mph	79%
8am		Rain	67º	77%	SSW 9 mph	78%
9am		Rain	68º	77%	SSW 9 mph	79%
10am		Rain	67º	90%	S 8 mph	85%
11am		Rain	66º	88%	S 9 mph	87%
12pm		Thunderstorms	65º	96%	S 11 mph	87%
1pm		Thunderstorms	64º	78%	S 11 mph	91%
2pm		Scattered Thunderstorms	66º	55%	SSW 11 mph	87%
3pm		Scattered Thunderstorms	67º	43%	SSW 10 mph	84%
4pm		Mostly Cloudy	71º	24%	SW 9 mph	76%
5pm		Mostly Cloudy	73º	18%	WSW 10 mph	70%
6pm		Partly Cloudy	74º	17%	WSW 10 mph	67%
7pm		Partly Cloudy	74º	15%	WSW 9 mph	67%
8pm		Partly Cloudy	73º	15%	WSW 7 mph	69%
9pm		Partly Cloudy	71º	19%	WSW 5 mph	74%
10pm		Scattered Thunderstorms	70º	49%	W 6 mph	74%
11pm		Scattered Thunderstorms	69º	48%	W 6 mph	80%
Sat Jun 6		AM Showers View Hourly	76º / 52º	30%	ENE 8 mph	69%
12am		Showers	68º	39%	W 5 mph	82%
1am		Showers	67º	49%	W 7 mph	84%
2am		Partly Cloudy	66º	24%	WSW 6 mph	88%
3am		Showers	65º	40%	W 6 mph	89%
4am		Showers	64º	39%	W 5 mph	88%
5am		Few Showers	64º	31%	W 5 mph	90%
6am		Few Showers	64º	33%	W 5 mph	89%
7am		Few Showers	65º	31%	WNW 5 mph	87%
8am		Few Showers	68º	31%	WNW 6 mph	80%
9am		Partly Cloudy	70º	6%	WNW 5 mph	73%
10am		Partly Cloudy	71º	22%	NW 5 mph	73%
11am		Partly Cloudy	71º	24%	NNE 5 mph	71%
12pm		Partly Cloudy	72º	16%	ENE 6 mph	69%
1pm		Partly Cloudy	74º	9%	ESE 6 mph	63%
2pm		Partly Cloudy	75º	7%	ESE 7 mph	61%
3pm		Partly Cloudy	74º	8%	ESE 7 mph	60%
4pm		Partly Cloudy	74º	6%	ESE 7 mph	62%
5pm		Mostly Sunny	73º	3%	ESE 8 mph	62%
6pm		Mostly Sunny	72º	5%	ESE 7 mph	62%
7pm		Mostly Sunny	71º	2%	SE 6 mph	63%
8pm		Partly Cloudy	68º	7%	ESE 5 mph	69%
9pm		Partly Cloudy	66º	8%	SE 4 mph	74%
10pm		Partly Cloudy	64º	7%	ESE 3 mph	77%
11pm		Partly Cloudy	63º	20%	ESE 3 mph	83%
Sun Jun 7		Mostly Cloudy View Hourly	65º / 55º	19%	ENE 10 mph	79%
12am		Mostly Cloudy	62º	21%	ENE 3 mph	86%
1am		Mostly Cloudy	59º	11%	ENE 3 mph	90%
2am		Mostly Cloudy	58º	21%	ENE 4 mph	92%
Mon Jun 8		Showers	70º / 62º	59%	SE 13 mph	77%
Tue Jun 9		Showers	73º / 64º	43%	SSE 10 mph	81%
Wed Jun 10		Isolated Thunderstorms	79º / 68º	32%	S 12 mph	76%
Thu Jun 11		Partly Cloudy	84º / 69º	13%	SSW 13 mph	62%

• Buoy Data

  For Milwaukee, WI

• Wind Forecast

  In Milwaukee, WI

• Radar

  In Milwaukee, WI

• Marine Forecast

  In Milwaukee, WI

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.

• Today's Tides
• Harbor Guide