Brief showers were expected to move through Southeastern Wisconsin on Sunday morning, including Milwaukee, with rain most likely from 7 to 10 a.m. south of I-94 and east of I-43. The city was expected to reach 73 degrees, then cool to 54 degrees overnight as winds picked up on the lake and skies began to clear.
The wind was part of the story too. In Milwaukee, average speeds were expected to peak at 10 mph on the lake with gusts to 20 mph, while farther north on I-41 and west on I-94, gusts could reach 30 mph. That difference matters for anyone moving around the region on a Sunday that starts damp and ends calmer.
By Memorial Day, the pattern was set to turn much warmer. Milwaukee was expected to rise into the 80s, with the area getting a trace amount of rain from 2 to 4 p.m. before temperatures fell to 61 degrees Monday night. Winds were expected to ease to an average of 6 mph, a marked change from the stronger gusts earlier in the weekend.
The warm-up was not a one-day event. Milwaukee was expected to climb to 87 degrees on Tuesday, then fall to 62 degrees Tuesday night, with northbound winds averaging 7 mph and gusts up to 17 mph. Wednesday was still expected to feel unsettled, with a 30% chance of rain showers and a low of 53 degrees, before Thursday brought sunshine back, highs in the upper 60s and lows in the lower 50s.
For people planning the holiday weekend, the read is simple: Sunday starts with brief showers, Memorial Day turns warm, and the middle of the week cools down again after Tuesday’s heat. The forecast points to a short-lived warm stretch rather than a lasting summer pattern, with milder, sunnier weather waiting by Thursday.
