Snow Showers Followed By Sunshine In Southeast WI Weekly Forecast

MILWAUKEE, WI — Commuters in the Milwaukee area should expect a line of snow showers Monday morning, the National Weather Service reported. High temperatures are likely on Thursday.

A hazardous weather outlook was given for Waukesha and Milwaukee counties as a "few periods of wet snow" is expected to create slippery and blinding conditions on roads, forecasters said.

Snow showers will likely hit Waukesha at 9 a.m. and Milwaukee at 10:30 a.m., a national forecast Twitter post showed. Snow will most likely hit these areas in a straight line from north to south, stretching from Sheboygan to the border with Illinois.

A few snow showers are likely in the afternoon as well, forecasters said. Rain and snow are likely before 4 p.m. and will change to rain and snow after 5 p.m.

Temperatures are expected to rise later in the week: Mild heat up to 63 degrees is expected in Milwaukee on Thursday, AccuWeather said in its daily forecast.

Warm weather will stay in the high 50s on Friday and reach 70 on Saturday, AccuWeather reported.

Here's a weekly forecast from the National Weather Service.

Monday

Rain and snow likely before 4 p.m., then a slight chance of rain between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow after 5 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 41. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

On Monday night, there will be a slight chance of rain and snow before 8 p.m., then a slight chance of snow between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Later, mostly cloudy skies with a low around 37 is expected. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Rain, mainly after 2 p.m. High near 49. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Rain, mainly before 2 a.m. Low around 43. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of rain before 8 a.m. Sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Later, a 30 percent chance of rain after 2 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.

Friday
Rain likely, mainly after 8 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. The chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Later, rain is likely before 8 p.m, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm are likely between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m., then a chance of rain after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Saturday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Later, a 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.