Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall Tuesday

Severe thunderstorms will be possible over parts of the northern Plains Tuesday which could bring large hail, damaging winds, and possible tornadoes. Thunderstorms with heavy to excessive rainfall may produce flooding over parts of the southern High Plains and North Dakota on Tuesday. Read More >

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Dry conditions are expected to persist through Thursday, with the next chances for rain and storms Thursday night into the weekend. A daily lake breeze is expected to bring down high temperatures in Lakeshore counties.

May 2026 was the driest May on record for Milwaukee, while coming in as the 20th driest May on record for Madison. Temperatures remained near normal for both cities.

Madison experienced the 10th warmest spring on record and the 15th wettest spring on record. Rainfall totals were 2 inches above normal for the period March to May, with two daily rainfall records set and 1 daily snowfall record set.

Milwaukee experienced the 10th warmest spring and the 13th wettest spring on record in 2026. One record high was set on March 9th. 3.27 inches more rainfall than normal was reported at 12.87 inches.

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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall Tuesday

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