Milwaukee, Wisconsin Weather Forecast
Today in Milwaukee: clear skies with a high near 74°F and a low around 55°F. Rain chance 0%. Best chance of rain is Thursday at 55%. Cooling trend: highs fall from 74°F today to 63°F by Wednesday.
Forecast updated 9:05 PM CDT, Oct 11
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7-Day Forecast for Milwaukee
Today 10/11
74°/55°
0%
Mon 10/12
81°/62°
16%
Tue 10/13
73°/61°
9%
Wed 10/14
63°/55°
14%
Thu 10/15
59°/53°
55%
Fri 10/16
55°/42°
43%
Sat 10/17
53°/35°
1%
Next 24 Hours
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| Sky |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Temp | 64° | 63° | 63° | 62° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 64° | 64° | 64° | 64° | 66° | 69° | 72° | 75° | 77° | 79° | 81° | 81° | 81° | 80° | 78° | 76° | 74° |
| Rain | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 15% |
| Wind | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SW 6 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
2,967
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
2.56 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
28.61 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
63°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.91 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 10. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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About Milwaukee Weather
Milwaukee sits at about 725 feet above sea level in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. About 1,365,787 people live in the Milwaukee area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service MKX office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KMKX. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 6a, where the coldest winter night typically falls between -10 to -5°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Apr 26 and the first fall freeze around Nov 2.
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