Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Milwaukee, General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE)

Lat: 42.96°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 722ft.

Overcast

23°F

-5°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed N 18 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1011.4 mb)
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill9°F (-13°C)
Last update 31 Dec 5:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

South Milwaukee WI

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated snow showers before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 7 °F

    Isolated Snow
    Showers and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Clear

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Snow likely, mainly between 2pm and 5pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 18. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West wind around 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 18 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. West wind around 5 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 27. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 27 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Isolated snow showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
New Year's Day
Snow likely, mainly between 2pm and 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 18. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. West wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 27. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
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Point Forecast:
South Milwaukee WI
 42.91°N 87.87°W (Elev. 666 ft)
6:09 pm CST Dec 31, 2025
6pm CST Dec 31, 2025-6pm CST Jan 7, 2026
 
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