Milwaukee, WI
Thunderstorms in the forecast as Milwaukee enters its second day of record-warm temperatures
A view via drone of the Lake Michigan lakefront in Milwaukee
Check out the view from a drone of the Lake Michigan lakefront just north of Bradford Beach in Milwaukee.
Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
After temperatures in the 80s on Tuesday, Milwaukee will continue closing out October with summer-like weather on Wednesday and into Thursday.
According to the National Weather Service, both Milwaukee and Madison tied their Oct. 29 high-temperature records on Tuesday, recording highs of 81 and 82 degrees, respectively. The records for both cities were set in 1937.
Milwaukee is on track to hit another record on Wednesday, with an early afternoon high of around 78 degrees in the forecast and temperatures close to 80 further from Lake Michigan. Milwaukee’s Oct. 30 record high of 78 degrees was recorded in 1901. The city’s average late-October highs are more than 20 degrees colder at around 55.
As for the reason behind this week’s unseasonably warm weather, Milwaukee-Sullivan NWS meteorologist Benjamin Sheppard said, “We have a low pressure system developing out in the Plains and tracking northeastward into Minnesota. What this has done is it has created a very strong southerly wind feel to winds from the south, and that’s causing the temperatures to rapidly rise.”
Along with the unusual heat, the system has brought with it high winds and likely overnight thunderstorms. Here’s what to know.
Why is it so windy in Milwaukee today?
Tuesday’s high winds are expected to continue in southern Wisconsin over the next two days, with gusts up to 35 mph on Wednesday and up to 40 mph on Thursday in Milwaukee.
Beaches in all Wisconsin counties along Lake Michigan, including Milwaukee County, are under a Gale Warning through 1 p.m. Friday and a Small Craft Advisory through Thursday morning. Click here to learn more about coastal warnings from NWS.
In addition to the low pressure system heading toward Minnesota, “we have a departed high pressure system to our east. The combination of high pressure to the east and low pressure to the west is driving some really strong south winds,” Sheppard explained.
Southern Wisconsin thunderstorm forecast
Moderate-to-heavy rainfall and possible thunderstorms are in the forecast across southern Wisconsin Wednesday evening into Thursday morning.
In Milwaukee, precipitation chances begin to rise around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, peaking between 1 and 6 a.m. on Friday. Rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch are in the forecast, with rain totals higher in thunderstorms, NWS says. Rain is expected to taper off in Milwaukee by Thursday afternoon.
Thunderstorms are most likely in the Milwaukee area between 1 and 9 a.m. on Thursday. Throughout southern Wisconsin, NWS says some “strong to severe” storms are possible, potentially bringing damaging winds and “even a tornado or two.” The heaviest rain and most severe storm threat will mainly be in the Madison area and further west, the weather service said.
When will things cool back down in Milwaukee?
More typical fall temperatures will return Friday after a cold front moves in with the storm. Milwaukee is expected to see a high of 65 degrees around 10 a.m. on Thursday before temperatures drop to the upper 40s by the evening.
A high of 51 degrees is in the forecast on Friday for Milwaukee.
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MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department requested the public’s help to find 11-year-old Sir’Charles Bason, a critically missing boy who was last seen near Teutonia and Kiley at around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.
Police described Bason as 4 feet, 5 inches tall with a slim build, brown eyes and black, low-cut hair. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket with green lines, dark-colored jeans, tan sandals and carrying gray Nike Jordan shoes.
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What you can do:
Anyone with information on Bason’s whereabouts is asked to call Milwaukee Police District 4 at 414-935-7242.
The Source: The Milwaukee Police Department released information.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man, previously named one of Wisconsin’s Most Wanted, has been sentenced to prison for shooting and killing his cousin in 2020.
In court
What we know:
A Milwaukee County jury found 39-year-old Brandon Gladney guilty of first-degree reckless homicide and possession of a firm by a felon earlier this year.
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Judge Michelle Havas sentenced Gladney to 29 years in prison on Friday, April 17. He was granted credit for more than a year’s time served and further sentenced to 14 years of extended supervision.
Arrested in Arizona after years on the run, court records show Gladney has also been ordered to pay the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office more than $1,800 for extradition costs.
Homicide investigation
The backstory:
The shooting happened in May 2020. Investigators said Gladney was captured on video apparently arguing with the victim, his cousin, outside a Milwaukee convenience store near 21st and Meinecke.
“It’s all on video, and it’s devastating for that family,” the marshal on the case told FOX6 when Gladney was profiled on Wisconsin’s Most Wanted. “You have a family member that shot and killed another family member.”
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Prosecutors said Gladney walked away but then returned with a gun pointed directly at the victim and shot him. The victim died from his gunshot wounds at a nearby hospital. Multiple bullet casings were found at the scene.
Gladney went on the run for years. He was arrested in Arizona in January 2023, years after he was charged.
The Source: FOX6 News referenced information from the U.S. Marshals Service, Wisconsin Circuit Court and prior coverage.
Brice Turang slides to home plate to score during a game between the Miami Marlins and the Milwaukee Brewers on April 17. (Photo by Chris Arjoon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MIAMI – Garrett Mitchell went 2 for 4 with three RBIs including a two-run double in the 10th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Friday night.
By the numbers:
Miami’s Calvin Faucher (1-2) entered a 4-all game in the 10th and walked Gary Sánchez with Brice Turang on second. Jake Bauers hit a single to load the bases.
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Luis Rengifo reached first on a throwing error by second baseman Xavier Edwards, allowing Turang to score. Mitchell followed with his double.
The Marlins scored one run in the bottom of the 10th when Jakob Marsee came home on Trevor Megill’s wild pitch. Megill settled in for his fourth save.
Coleman Crow, who made his debut on the mound for the Brewers, threw 77 pitches over 5 1/3 innings. He threw four strikeouts, gave up two earned runs and a walk.
The right-hander was 2-0 with a 4.07 ERA in two starts with the Brewers’ Triple-A affiliate in Nashville. He missed part of the 2023 season and all of 2024 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
The Brewers scored three runs in the fourth inning. With the bases loaded, Mitchell hit an RBI single, Bauers scored on a forceout at first and Rengifo scored on a throwing error by catcher Agustín Ramírez.
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Miami’s Otto Lopez hit a triple to center field in the fourth and scored on a sacrifice fly by Owen Caissie. Lopez hit a two-run homer in the sixth to pull Miami within 4-3 and Ramírez doubled in the eighth to tie the game at four.
Abner Uribe (1-0) earned his first win of the season, coming on in the ninth inning.
Marlins third baseman Graham Pauley left the game in the seventh inning with right oblique discomfort after spinning out of the way of a pitch.
What’s next:
The Brewers and Marlins continue their 3-game series on Saturday, with Brandon Woodruff (1-0, 4.36 ERA) taking the mound for Milwaukee and Sandy Alcantara (2-1, 2.67) for Miami.
The Source: The Associated Press provided this report.
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