Milwaukee starts Sunday near 64 degrees with calm winds and mostly clear skies, but the quiet opening will not last. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to build late this morning and continue into the afternoon, with heavy rain and potentially dangerous storms in the forecast.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms begins around 10 a.m., with the best chance for storms from roughly 11 a.m. through 2 p.m. Sunday’s high should reach about 77 degrees, with southerly winds around 5 to 10 mph and rainfall totals generally between a quarter-inch and a half-inch, according to the National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan office.
Some storms could be strong to severe, with damaging wind gusts the primary concern. Small hail and a brief tornado cannot be ruled out, while storms that repeatedly move over the same areas could produce localized flooding.
Evening Storm Round Remains Uncertain
Another chance of showers and thunderstorms returns Sunday evening and continues into the night, when temperatures fall only to around 67 degrees. The exact location of that round remains uncertain, but heavy rain would again be possible if storms develop near or south of Interstate 94…