WI Spring 2022 Forecast: More Rain, Higher Temps Expected

WISCONSIN — After lingering cold in early March, Wisconsin can expect a wetter, warmer spring in 2022, according to long-range forecasts.

Both the Old Farmer's Almanac and the Farmer's Almanac predicted mild and showery conditions for the Milwaukee area starting in the later half of March.

The Waukesha-Milwaukee metro area will see warmer temperatures after March 17, with snow showers returning March 24-31, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.. Wisconsinites will see sunny and warm temperatures April 1-6 and showers with warm temperatures for the rest of April.

The Great Lakes, including the southern half of Wisconsin, will have a mild and showery spring in 2022, the Farmer's Almanac said.

"Spring showers will be plentiful over the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Midwest and South Central States," according to the almanac website. "In these areas we are predicting a wetter than normal season."

Across The U.S.

The first day of spring is Sunday, March 20, with the vernal equinox, but meteorological spring is the one that counts when it comes to getting outside — especially when we get an extra hour of sunlight at the end of the day when daylight saving time begins.

Precipitation will be above normal in parts of the South; the Midwest; a large swath of the western United States, stretching from the Rockies into the Pacific Northwest, and from Arizona westward into California; and in Hawaii.

Released last month, the competing Farmers’ Almanac spring outlook calls for unseasonably cold temperatures on the first day of spring.

Overall, Northern-tier states will see near-normal temperatures, while Southern-tier states will see somewhat cooler-than-normal conditions. The one exception is the Southwest, where it will be warm to hot.

Also, the second week of May is expected to be unseasonably cool across much of the United States.

A wetter-than-normal spring is expected over the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Midwest and South Central States, while the opposite is expected in the Northeast and Southwest.

A “meteorological swizzle stick” is expected to stir up snow, wind, rain and severe thunderstorms, with some possibly spawning tornadoes, from the Rockies through the Plains.