Observed 10:45 AM CDT at KMKE

St. Francis, WI weather

Overcast and 61°16°.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Cloudy

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–2 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 66Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (55°13° then, 58°14° now)

Good hours for

High 65°18° today at 4 PM
Low 51°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 63°17° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 67°19° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 10 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	62%	81%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	62%	81%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	68%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	78%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	70%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	74%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	62%	66%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	71%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	71%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	44%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	28%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	19%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	25%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	74%	79%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	74%	88%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	93%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	90%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	88%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	91%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	86%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	77%	84%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	81%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	74%	80%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	64%	81%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	23%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	16%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	50%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	51%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	55%	73%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	74%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	86%	66%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	64%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	83%	73%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	83%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	86%	88%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	86%	91%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	86%	74%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	86%	72%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	80%	83%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	74%	89%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	69%	93%	1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 59°15°, low 46°8°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 41°5°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. East wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 63°17°).
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 61°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 55°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–58°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 40°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–69°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 62°17°, low 56°13°. Typical 54°12° / 39°4°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 39°4°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 45 mph73 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 59°15°, low 53°12°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 65°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 50°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 59°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–65°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MKX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Oak Creek at South Milwaukee

3.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 21 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Kinnickinnic River at Milwaukee

3.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Menomonee River at Wauwatosa

8.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 40 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee-Estabrook Park

9.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft
Flow: 405 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 114

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Milwaukee Mitchell Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1871–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+1°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

St. Francis weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 39 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 38 min less
Golden hour: 5:15–6:12 PM; Morning 6:58–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:12–6:23 PM; Morning 6:47–6:58 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:28 AM · rises 4:53 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from St. Francis. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

St. Francis, WI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Oak Creek at South Milwaukee

Kinnickinnic River at Milwaukee

Menomonee River at Wauwatosa

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee-Estabrook Park

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon