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Tracking Two Storms Impacting the Central and Eastern U.S. Through This Weekend

Two storm systems will track through the central and eastern U.S. through this weekend with areas of gusty winds, rain, and heavy snow. Severe thunderstorms are forecast Friday from the central Gulf Coast into parts of the lower Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. Heavy to excessive rainfall is forecast from the lower Mississippi River Valley to the Tennessee Valley which may bring flooding. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Milwaukee, General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE)

Lat: 42.96°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 722ft.

Fog/Mist

50°F

10°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed S 17 G 31 mph
Barometer 29.43 in (996.9 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 8 Jan 7:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Whitefish Bay WI

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 39 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance Rain
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 31 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow. High near 34. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 34 °F

    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Snow. High near 34. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Whitefish Bay WI
 43.11°N 87.91°W (Elev. 653 ft)
Last Update:
7:52 pm CST Jan 8, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CST Jan 8, 2026-6pm CST Jan 15, 2026
 
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