Rain In Greater Milwaukee Tuesday Could Mix With Snow Into The Week

WISCONSIN — A cross-country storm making its way into Wisconsin could bring between 1-2 inches of rainfall in parts of southeastern Wisconsin beginning Tuesday night and into the week, according to the National Weather Service.

The rainfall could mix with snow by Wednesday or Thursday, according to national forecasters. The potential for rain comes as states further west are expecting traffic-stifling ice and snow from the storm, according to an AccuWeather report. Later into the week, portions of Wisconsin further north are forecasted to get snow, with flurries possible further south as well, the report noted.

The storm's wintry precipitation will spread over much of the Upper Great Lakes late Tuesday and then into the Northeast late Wednesday, according to the NWS.

"Warm air flowing northward ahead of the system will make the movement of the rain/snow line
hard to pin down over the Great Lakes, and subsequently how long snow will fall and how high the totals may be," the NWS noted. "Currently, the most confidence for higher snow totals is for northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where temperatures should remain colder closer to the track of the surface cyclone and 4-8 inches, locally higher, will be possible."

Here's your National Weather Service forecast for the rest of the week:

Tuesday: A high around 39 and cloudy with showers mainly after midnight and a low around 35 in the evening. The chance of precipitation is around 90 percent.

Wednesday: Showers with a high around 42. Rain showers into the evening, then snow showers between 12-3 a.m. Wind gusts of up to 30 mph in the evening.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain before 3 p.m. then a slight chance of snow. A high around 41 and mostly cloudy. Into the evening a low around 30 and 40 percent chance of snow.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow mainly after noon with a high around 35. Chances of snow around 20 percent in the evening with a low around 21.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow with a high around 28.