Wisconsin Weather Update

Scattered thunderstorms. Warm but not hot.

I’m going to have to mow the lawn again, aren’t I? Here in the Fox Valley we had a loud 30-minute thunderstorm to wake up to, with lots of lightning and strong winds turning the rain horizontal. While it seems to have passed now, there is a chance we may see more isolated thunderstorms developing this afternoon, as a small area of low pressure currently centered over Milwaukee’s Miller Park moves off to the east. Temperatures should be a little cooler today and this weekend compared to what they were yesterday, with highs near 80 expected both today and tomorrow, and just a few degrees warmer on Sunday.

http://weather.unisys.com/gfs/gfs.php?inv=0 &plot=pres&region=us&t=4p2

Today’s Forecast Grade: B+

Short-Term Forecast Confidence: Medium

Wisconsin Forecast:

Today’s Conditions: Scattered showers and thunderstorms this morning in east-central Wisconsin. Maybe an isolated storm develops again later today. Chance of rain this afternoon 25%.

Today’s High Temps: Near 79 today.

Today’s Winds: A little breezy from the northeast.

Raw Model Data: (combined numerical output range from three different NOAA weather models)

Appleton: Highs 74-79.

Madison: Highs 78-79.

Milwaukee: Highs 76-82.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/mos/ getall.pl?sta=KATW&sta=KMSN&sta=KMKE

Tonight: Stars and a few clouds. Lows near 60.

Tomorrow’s Conditions: Sunshine in the morning, a few clouds in the afternoon.

Tomorrow’s Temps: Highs just above 80. Lows in the low to mid- 60s.

Tomorrow’s Winds: Light and variable.

Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the low to mid- 80s. Chance of rain 50%.

Next Week’s Outlook:

Conditions: Scattered thunderstorms continue through much of next week.

High Temperatures: In the low to mid- 80s to start the week, then in the upper 70s to lower 80s starting around Wednesday.

Extended Forecast Confidence: Medium

Weather in the News:

July 2012 Will Be One Of The Warmest On Record

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmssto ry.php?wfo=mkx&storyid=85769&source=0

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmssto ry.php?wfo=mkx&storyid=85625&source=0

Hong Kong cleans up in aftermath of Typhoon Vicente

http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/23/world/asia/ho ng-kong-typhoon-vicente/index.html

U.S. drought biggest since 1956, climate agency says

http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/16/us/us-drought /index.html

Today Outside of Wisconsin:

Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota:

Conditions: Partly cloudy.

High Temperatures: Near 80.

http://www.wunderground.com/US/MN/Minneapol is.html

http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/busin esstraveler/local/USMN0503

Anna, Illinois:

Conditions: Partly sunny and hot.

High Temperatures: Upper 90s.

http://www.wunderground.com/US/IL/Anna.html

http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/busin esstraveler/local/USIL0033

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina:

Heat advisory in effect from 11 am this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening...

Conditions: Isolated storms later today. Hot.

High Temperatures: Mid- 90s.

http://www.wunderground.com/US/SC/Hilton_He ad_Island.html

http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/busin esstraveler/local/USSC0155

Charlotte, North Carolina:

Heat advisory in effect from noon today to 7 PM EDT this evening...

Conditions: Scattered storms later today. Hot.

High Temperatures: Upper 90s.

http://www.wunderground.com/US/NC/Charlotte .html

http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/busin esstraveler/local/USNC0121

Las Vegas, Nevada:

Conditions: Sunny and a little breezy. And hot.

High Temperatures: Near 103.

http://www.wunderground.com/US/NV/Henderson .html

http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/busin esstraveler/local/USNV0040

Davenport, Florida:

Conditions: Isolated storms later today.

High Temperatures: Lower 90s.

http://www.wunderground.com/US/FL/Davenport .html

http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/busin esstraveler/local/USFL0104