Milwaukee, WI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day		Sky	High / Low	Precip	Wind	Humidity
Fri Jun 5		Rain/Thunder Close Hourly	72º / 62º	99%	SSW 11 mph	78%
4am		Partly Cloudy	68º	15%	SW 7 mph	62%
5am		Partly Cloudy	68º	14%	SW 7 mph	66%
6am		Partly Cloudy	67º	17%	SSW 7 mph	70%
7am		Cloudy	66º	19%	SSW 8 mph	79%
8am		Cloudy	67º	22%	SSW 9 mph	78%
9am		Rain	68º	99%	SSW 9 mph	79%
10am		Rain	66º	89%	S 9 mph	86%
11am		Rain	66º	99%	S 8 mph	90%
12pm		Rain	64º	84%	SSE 10 mph	91%
1pm		Thunderstorms	63º	61%	S 11 mph	93%
2pm		Scattered Thunderstorms	64º	55%	S 11 mph	91%
3pm		Scattered Thunderstorms	64º	45%	S 11 mph	91%
4pm		Mostly Cloudy	68º	24%	SSW 9 mph	83%
5pm		Mostly Cloudy	71º	23%	SW 9 mph	75%
6pm		Partly Cloudy	72º	10%	WSW 10 mph	72%
7pm		Partly Cloudy	73º	15%	WSW 9 mph	71%
8pm		Partly Cloudy	72º	15%	WSW 7 mph	73%
9pm		Partly Cloudy	70º	15%	WSW 5 mph	78%
10pm		Mostly Cloudy	70º	24%	WSW 5 mph	79%
11pm		Scattered Thunderstorms	68º	43%	W 6 mph	83%
Sat Jun 6		AM Showers View Hourly	76º / 52º	30%	E 8 mph	70%
12am		Showers	68º	37%	W 5 mph	85%
1am		Mostly Cloudy	67º	24%	W 6 mph	87%
2am		Mostly Cloudy	65º	24%	W 6 mph	90%
3am		Showers	65º	40%	W 6 mph	89%
4am		Showers	64º	38%	W 5 mph	89%
5am		Few Showers	63º	32%	W 5 mph	91%
6am		Few Showers	63º	33%	W 5 mph	90%
7am		Few Showers	64º	31%	WNW 5 mph	89%
8am		Few Showers	68º	30%	NW 6 mph	80%
9am		Partly Cloudy	70º	6%	WNW 5 mph	74%
10am		Partly Cloudy	71º	20%	WNW 6 mph	74%
11am		Partly Cloudy	72º	23%	N 5 mph	72%
12pm		Partly Cloudy	72º	16%	E 6 mph	70%
1pm		Partly Cloudy	74º	6%	ESE 6 mph	64%
2pm		Partly Cloudy	75º	6%	ESE 7 mph	61%
3pm		Partly Cloudy	75º	8%	ESE 7 mph	60%
4pm		Partly Cloudy	73º	6%	SE 7 mph	63%
5pm		Mostly Sunny	72º	3%	ESE 8 mph	65%
6pm		Mostly Sunny	71º	6%	ESE 7 mph	67%
7pm		Mostly Sunny	69º	3%	SE 7 mph	69%
8pm		Partly Cloudy	66º	7%	ESE 5 mph	74%
9pm		Partly Cloudy	63º	9%	SE 4 mph	82%
10pm		Partly Cloudy	63º	20%	ESE 3 mph	81%
11pm		Partly Cloudy	61º	20%	E 2 mph	86%
Sun Jun 7		Mostly Cloudy View Hourly	65º / 55º	19%	ENE 10 mph	79%
12am		Mostly Cloudy	61º	22%	ENE 3 mph	86%
1am		Mostly Cloudy	59º	22%	ENE 3 mph	89%
2am		Mostly Cloudy	58º	21%	NE 4 mph	90%
3am		Mostly Cloudy	56º	21%	NE 4 mph	93%
Mon Jun 8		Showers	69º / 61º	58%	SE 13 mph	78%
Tue Jun 9		Showers	72º / 62º	42%	SSE 10 mph	82%
Wed Jun 10		Isolated Thunderstorms	77º / 67º	31%	SSE 12 mph	79%
Thu Jun 11		Partly Cloudy	82º / 68º	17%	SSW 13 mph	65%
Fri Jun 12		Partly Cloudy	80º / 65º	24%	SSW 12 mph	67%

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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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