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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall Through This Weekend

Severe thunderstorms which can bring large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes will be possible over parts of the central U.S. through this weekend. Thunderstorms with heavy to excessive rainfall moving from Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley through this weekend may produce areas of flooding. Read More >

Weak high pressure moving through the region should bring a warm and dry Memorial Day to south central and southeast Wisconsin. Small chances for storms return Monday night, with chances increasing Tuesday into Wednesday, as a warm front and cold front move through the region.

The
Storm Prediction Center has included most of Wisconsin in just general thunderstorms for Monday night and Tuesday/Tuesday night, with no severe weather expected.

See the images below for the latest severe weather outlooks into early next week:

 

Day 1 Outlook: Rest Of Tonight Day 2 Outlook: Mon/Mon Night
Day 3 Outlook: Tue/Tue Night Days 4-8 Outlook: Wed-Sun



Here are the latest radar animations across southern Wisconsin and the region:

 

Local Radar Regional Radar - West View Regional Radar - East View

 

Here is an estimate of the rainfall expected across the region through Friday. At this time, between 1 and 2 inches of beneficial rainfall is forecast for south central and southeast Wisconsin:
 

 

Here are local and statewide looks at expected rainfall amounts through Wednesday:

 

 

Of course, total rainfall will vary considerably across the area, depending on where the showers and thunderstorms track.


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National Weather Service - Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI