Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Current conditions at

Milwaukee, General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE)

Lat: 42.96°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 722ft.

A Few Clouds

18°F

-8°C

Humidity	54%
Wind Speed	N 18 G 30 mph
Barometer	29.99 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint	4°F (-16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	2°F (-17°C)
Last update	14 Jan 7:52 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Milwaukee WI

Tonight
Low: 13 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 25 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Thursday Night
Low: 21 °F
Snow
Friday
High: 36 °F
Snow
Friday Night
Low: 14 °F
Chance Snow
Saturday
High: 20 °F
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 7 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 18 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 4 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Snow. Low around 21. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday

Snow. High near 36. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. West wind around 10 mph.

Saturday

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. West wind 10 to 15 mph.