Fall-Like Weekend Ahead After Storm Chances In Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE, WI — The Milwaukee area will warm into the upper 70s Friday under mostly sunny skies before a cold front changes the pattern heading into the weekend. A few showers are possible late Friday night into Saturday morning, but skies will clear quickly by afternoon.

Saturday will be sunny and seasonable, with highs near 79 and a west breeze. Saturday night cools to the upper 50s under clear skies.

By Sunday, it will feel more like fall. Highs will only reach the low 70s with plenty of sunshine and a crisp northwest wind. Overnight lows will drop into the low 50s, setting up a cool start to next week.

The fall-like stretch continues into early next week, with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s through midweek.

Here's the full NWS forecast from the Milwaukee Airport:

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind around 10 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.