Winter Storm Watch issued for Southeast Wisconsin beginning Wednesday

{***A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM THURSDAY. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.***}

A windy begin to Tuesday with northwest winds 20 mph and gusts close to 30 mph. Winds weaken into the afternoon as temperatures climb into the low to mid 30s underneath partly cloudy skies. Snow strikes in from the west Tuesday night and continues by means of early Wednesday. The newest steerage has the snow staying farther north, so totals have have been adjusted accordingly, with most of southeastern Wisconsin choosing up lower than 1″.

We’ll get a number of hours of quiet climate Wednesday morning earlier than snow, sleet, freezing rain, and rain transfer into the world after 12 p.m. The heaviest precipitation can be Wednesday night, with lighter snow and sleet showers persevering with by means of noon Thursday. Sadly, the newest steerage has shifted this storm farther north as properly. I say sadly as a result of this locations extra of southeastern Wisconsin within the sleet & freezing rain zone of the storm. Widespread ice accumulation round 1/2″ is feasible, which might trigger harmful driving circumstances and probably snap tree branches, resulting in energy outages. Snow nonetheless seems doubtless north of a line stretching from Beaver Dam to Port Washington, with round 4″+ potential. Count on these totals to alter because the storm approaches, a waiver of simply 30 miles within the storm’s observe might actually change what some places see.​ Nonetheless, we’ll have gusty winds will this storm out of the east 15-25 mph, with gusts close to 45 mph.

Colder air follows this storm with lows falling into the one digits inland and low teenagers by the lake Friday morning. Highs prime out within the low to mid 20s.

There’s one other likelihood for snow Friday evening, in any other case we slowly get again to sunnier climate for the weekend with highs within the mid to higher 30s.

TUESDAY: Rising clouds. Snow north late. Breezy
Excessive: 35°
Wind: W/S 5-10 mph

TONIGHT: Snow north. Cloudy. Breezy
Accum: see map
Low: 30°
Wind: SE 5-15 mph

WEDNESDAY: Snow, sleet, & freezing rain. Windy
Excessive: 33°
Wind: E 15-25 G45 mph

THURSDAY: Snow & sleet. Windy
Excessive: 38°
Wind: W 20-25 G40 mph

FRIDAY: Principally sunny. Breezy
Excessive: 26°
Wind: NW/E 5-15 mph

SATURDAY: Snow potential early. Partly cloudy
Excessive: 38°