Impact Day: Overnight Storms
Severe storms possible Friday night
Updated: 6:57 AM CDT Mar 14, 2025
WE HAVE THE MEAT. STARTING TO WEATHER RIGHT NOW. AND A MAJOR WARM UP TODAY. YEAH, MOLLY, A LOT OF THIS DAY IS GOING TO BE GREAT, BUT IT’S AN IMPACT DAY BECAUSE OVERNIGHT WE’RE DEALING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER, A STRONG LINE OF STORMS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, BUT IT DOESN’T IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN UNTIL AFTER 10:00. THE GOOD NEWS WITH THE LATE TIMING MEANS THAT THE STORMS WON’T BE AS STRONG. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT MEANS OUR SEVERE WEATHER RISK DOES COME WHEN A LOT OF US WILL LIKELY BE SLEEPING. SO ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHERE YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE WAYS TO GET WATCHES AND WARNINGS TO YOU THAT WILL WAKE YOU UP IF YOU DO HAPPEN TO BE ASLEEP. MOST OF US ARE DRY RIGHT NOW. THERE’S A FEW CLOUDS AROUND AND JUST A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS, MAINLY OFF TO OUR WEST, BUT OUR WESTERN COUNTIES COULD HAVE A RUMBLE OF THUNDER OR A SHOWER TO KICK OFF THE DAY TODAY. THEN WE HAVE THE WARM UP. TAKE A LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURE SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. 63 IN MILWAUKEE, LOW TO MID 70S. FARTHER INLAND, 50S IN PORT WASHINGTON AND SHEBOYGAN. BECAUSE OF THE DIRECTION OF THE WIND. RACINE ALSO HANGING OUT CLOSE TO ABOUT 57 DEGREES. TOMORROW WILL BE A LITTLE BIT COOLER. SUNDAY. EVEN COOLER THAN THAT. THE BIG TEMPERATURE SWINGS, IN PART THANKS TO THE STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING US A CHANCE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. AS THAT LINE MOVES IN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. NOTICE THE RED ON THAT GRAPHIC? THAT’S A RISK. FOUR OUT OF FIVE FOR SEVERE WEATHER. AND EVEN IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN, THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS GREATER. JUST OFF TO OUR SOUTH AND WEST. BUT WE WILL HAVE A LINE OF STORMS ROLL THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. AND AS IT MOVES IN, IT MAY STILL BE ON THE STRONG SIDE AND THE WINDS COULD CERTAINLY PACK A PUNCH. SO HERE’S YOUR BOTTOM LINE. THE TIMING MAINLY BETWEEN 10:00 THIS EVENING AND ABOUT 2:00 TOMORROW MORNING. WE’RE KEEPING AN EYE ON THE POTENTIAL FOR A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. OUR BIGGEST THREAT IS DAMAGING WINDS, WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS ABOUT 60 65MPH ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LINE, A LOW RISK FOR HAIL OVERNIGHT. THERE’S JUST NOT AS MUCH ENERGY, AND THAT’S WHAT YOU REALLY NEED FOR HAIL DEVELOPMENT. THERE’S A VERY, VERY LOW BUT NOT ZERO CHANCE THAT WE COULD HAVE A SHORT LIVED, VERY BRIEF TORNADO AS THAT LINE MOVES IN AS WELL. AND THAT’S WHY YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE WAYS TO GET WATCHES AND WARNINGS TO YOU OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS THESE STORMS MOVE IN. BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THAT MOST OF THE DAY. FUTURECAST HAS SUNSHINE IN THE FORECAST. AFTER THOSE SHOWERS THAT ARE AROUND RIGHT NOW. MOVE OUT. THIS IS 10:00 ON FUTURECAST. I HAVE IT PAUSED. SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN IS STILL DRY, BUT THOSE STORMS ARE JUST ON OUR DOORSTEP AND THEY QUICKLY MOVE IN AND MOVE THROUGH BY 2:00 WE’RE LOOKING MUCH DRIER, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR WESTERN COUNTIES. MOST OF TOMORROW IS LOOKING DRY. I CAN’T RULE OUT A FEW SHOWERS FOR YOUR SATURDAY. THE BIG WEATHER CONCERN TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE THE WIND, WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS ABOUT 45MPH, AND THEN WE’LL BE COLDER ON SUNDAY. BACK BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. A LITTLE BIT BREEZY TODAY. MUCH MUCH WARMER. SO STILL, IF YOU CAN SPEND SOME TIME OUTSIDE IT’S GOING TO BE A NICE DAY FOR IT. VERY WINDY TOMORROW. THOSE GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45MPH. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE WIND. IF YOU’RE HEADED TO THE SAINT PATRICK’S DAY PARADE TOMORROW, BREEZY AND MUCH COLDER FOR YOUR SUNDAY, BUT TODAY IS AN IMPACT DAY. NOT FOR THE WIND. IT’S FOR THAT CHANCE FOR SOME STRONGER STORMS AFTER 10:00. SO GET OUTSIDE. ENJOY THE DAY TODAY. IT’S OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THAT STORMS ARE LIKELY IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. WINDY WITH MAYBE A FEW SHOWERS LINGERING FOR YOUR SATURDAY. MUCH COOLER ON SUNDAY. WE WARM RIGHT BACK UP AND KEEPIN
Impact Day: Overnight Storms
Severe storms possible Friday night
Updated: 6:57 AM CDT Mar 14, 2025
Friday will be warmer with 70s inland and near 60 degrees lakeside. Storms are likely and could be severe with damaging wind late Friday night into Saturday morning.Partly to mostly cloudy and windy on Saturday with highs in the upper 50s. Winds could occasionally gust over 50 mph.Cooler air arrives Sunday with highs near 40 with calmer winds.
MILWAUKEE —Friday will be warmer with 70s inland and near 60 degrees lakeside. Storms are likely and could be severe with damaging wind late Friday night into Saturday morning.
Partly to mostly cloudy and windy on Saturday with highs in the upper 50s. Winds could occasionally gust over 50 mph.
Cooler air arrives Sunday with highs near 40 with calmer winds.
