October in Milwaukee and southeast Wisconsin has been pretty mild so far. The average temperature through the 21st is 59 degrees which is the 13th warmest start to the month on record.
And the warmth continues! Highs through the weekend are expected to be well above average in at least the mid to upper 60s and potentially well into the 70s on Sunday. A big drop in temps is coming for the beginning of next week when a cold front returns temps to more average numbers in the 50s.
Wednesday saw highs reaching the 70s for almost all of southeast Wisconsin. Today, October 22nd, is the average date for the last high in the 70s in Milwaukee. But we have a good chance of seeing it later than average this weekend. This would continue a trend we saw for our last 90s and 80s which both came later than average…