Waukesha, Wisconsin Weather Forecast
Today in Waukesha: mostly sunny with a high near 69°F and a low around 49°F. Rain chance 0%. No day tops a 20% rain chance through Thursday. Cooling trend: highs fall from 69°F today to 59°F by Monday.
Forecast updated 3:05 AM CDT, Oct 23
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7-Day Forecast for Waukesha
Today 10/23
69°49°
Sat 10/24
68°50°
Sun 10/25
70°53°
Mon 10/26
59°50°
Tue 10/27
57°48°
Wed 10/28
65°49°
Thu 10/29
19%
62°49°
Next 24 Hours
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| Wind | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
3,023
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
5.11 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
34.41 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
54°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.60 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 22. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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Current Stats & Observations
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About Waukesha Weather
Waukesha sits at about 892 feet above sea level in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. About 72,299 people live in the Waukesha 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 5b, where the coldest winter night typically falls between -15 to -10°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Apr 26 and the first fall freeze around Oct 30.
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