Observed 5:50 PM CDT at KMKE

West Milwaukee, WI weather

Sunny and 61°16°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–6 mph9 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 59Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (61°16° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Low 52°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 73°23° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 58°14° · 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 6p	Clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	58%	34%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	69%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	75%	43%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	31%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	50%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	59%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	74%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	87%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	93%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	89%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	98%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	92%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	80%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	80%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	56%	68%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	51%	72%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	47%	50%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	59%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	68%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	53%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	61%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	76%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	78%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	83%	79%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	86%	93%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	89%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	86%	91%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	86%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	83%	80%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	83%	83%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	86%	81%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	80%	77%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	72%	91%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	69%	92%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	64%	96%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	62%	98%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	60%	80%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	60%	76%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	62%	74%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	64%	73%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
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 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 40°4°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 69°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 57°14°. Typical 54°12° / 39°4°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.6 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 60°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 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
53°12°–66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–58°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 52°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 60°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–72°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

Kinnickinnic River at Milwaukee

2.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Menomonee River at Wauwatosa

2.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 40 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee-Estabrook Park

6.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft
Flow: 391 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Oak Creek at South Milwaukee

7.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 20 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 87% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 114

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–8:00 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 10°6° 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

West Milwaukee weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 38 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 38 min less
Golden hour: 5:15–6:12 PM; Morning 6:58–7:56 AM
Blue hour: 6:12–6:24 PM; Morning 6:47–6:58 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 70% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

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

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

West Milwaukee, WI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Kinnickinnic River at Milwaukee

Menomonee River at Wauwatosa

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee-Estabrook Park

Oak Creek at South Milwaukee

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? Poor

Moon