A wintry mix and showers are expected today in Milwaukee. Here's how much it's rained so far

Claire Reid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A pedestrian makes their way through the cold rain and snow along North Milwaukee Street in Milwaukee on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Milwaukee and southern Wisconsin are entering the third consecutive day of widespread rain and snowfall. Dry weather is expected over the weekend, with partly sunny skies Friday and a sunny Saturday.
A pedestrian makes their way through the cold rain and snow along North Milwaukee Street in Milwaukee on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Milwaukee and southern Wisconsin are entering the third consecutive day of widespread rain and snowfall. Dry weather is expected over the weekend, with partly sunny skies Friday and a sunny Saturday.

Milwaukee and southern Wisconsin are entering the third consecutive day of widespread rain and snowfall.

There is a 90% chance of precipitation in the forecast for Milwaukee today, with a wintery mix until about 2 p.m. and rain showers likely afterward, the National Weather Service said. The city is expected to see a high near 40 degrees and a breezy day with a north wind of 15 to 20 mph and gusts as high as 30 mph possible.

Overnight, there's a slight chance of rain before 10 p.m. followed by a rain-snow mix until around 4 a.m.

Dry weather is expected over the weekend, with partly sunny skies Friday and a sunny Saturday. Rain may return on Sunday afternoon.

How much did it rain in Milwaukee and other southern Wisconsin cities?

Here are southern Wisconsin's most recent morning snow and rain totals, according to the NWS volunteer monitoring service:

  • Johnson Creek: 0.32 inches rain

  • Fontana: 0.3 inches rain

  • Milwaukee:0.28 inches rain, trace of snow

  • Greendale: 0.26 inches rain

  • Fox Point: 0.25 inches rain

  • Elkhorn: 0.24 inches rain

  • Racine: 0.22 inches rain

  • Brookfield: 0.2 inches rain, trace of snow

  • Cedarburg: 0.2 inches rain

  • Kenosha: 0.2 inches rain

  • Wauwatosa: 0.19 inches rain

  • Waukesha: 0.17 inches rain, trace of snow

  • Janesville: 0.16 inches rain

  • Madison: 0.14 inches rain, trace of snow

Wisconsin weather radar

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: How much did it rain in Milwaukee last night?

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