Milwaukee forecasted for about an inch of rain, thunderstorm as system arrives Tuesday
Milwaukee could see over an inch of rain as thunderstorms are forecasted to move through the Midwest tomorrow into Wednesday.
The storms are expected to bring about an inch of rain or more and the potential for hail and high wind gusts, according to the National Weather Service. The most likely severe weather is forecasted for Tuesday evening and into the overnight hours, with more severe conditions expected in central and southwestern Wisconsin.
Wind gusts could reach as high as 35 miles per hour and rainfall between .75 inches and 1 inch, on Tuesday night, according to NWS forecasts. On Wednesday, winds are expected to be around 15 miles per hour, with rain between .25 and a .5 inch.
“We’re expecting a system to come across the plains. It’s going to bring severe weather pretty much from South Dakota to northern Texas,” said Kevin Wagner, a meteorologist at the local NWS. “We’re going to be on the northeast side of things, especially areas near Madison and southwest Wisconsin.”
A strong system is expected to impact the region later Tuesday through Wednesday. Strong storms are possible Tuesday late afternoon/evening though it remains very uncertain, but we should expect to see much of the area receive over an inch of rain through the event. #wiwxpic.twitter.com/ceJqXSbD2X
— NWS Milwaukee (@NWSMilwaukee) April 15, 2024
The storm system developed from the front range of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and, with the addition of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, it is creating the likelihood of thunderstorms, he said.
The system’s conditions also bring the potential for tornadoes to form in Wisconsin. However, that’s more likely in areas like Iowa and Missouri, which are expected to receive more severe weather than Wisconsin, Wagner said. Madison and southwest Wisconsin will see higher chances for severe weather as well, depending on the storm's movement, he said.
A Monday morning report from the La Crosse office of the NWS said that “Questions remain how far north the severe weather will extend over northeast Iowa and southwest Wisconsin.”
That office, which covers southwestern Wisconsin, forecasted winds between 20 to 35 miles per hour on Tuesday, with between .5 to 2 inches of rain, and 35 to 45 miles per hour winds, with between .5 to 1.5 inches of rain on Wednesday.
Severe storms remain possible Tuesday afternoon and evening with main hazards of large hail and damaging winds. Therefore, today will be the final day of sunny and 70 degrees as rainstorms expected to stay through Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/Oopum2bBD7
— NWS La Crosse (@NWSLaCrosse) April 15, 2024
Later in the week, Milwaukee is forecasted to have chances of scattered showers on Thursday, but it should be relatively dry after Wednesday. Temperatures are forecasted to be in the 50s tomorrow, mid 60s Wednesday and back in the 50s on Thursday and Friday.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Thunderstorm in Milwaukee expected Tuesday, bringing about inch of rain
