Justin Thompson-Gee

The heat is still on. High temperatures on Tuesday reached into the 90s for everyone and this time we didn't have any of that lake breeze or cooler temps in Sheboygan or Ozaukee Counties. Everyone on this map reached well into the 90s making it the second day in a row for most with the heat.

Our heat wave during the end of June and beginning of July is coming to an end. Temperatures Thursday will be a bit tricky to predict. A round of morning rain dropped lows into the 60s, but now with some dry time we will see temps warm fast. Northern counties might stay a bit cooler where rain is still falling, but if we stay dry in the Milwaukee metro, temps there could still be hot. Currently, an Extreme Heat Warning remains in effect for all of Thursday until 10 PM for the potential for feels like temps to reach the 100s.

Updated: 10:22 a.m. July 2, 2026While most of southeast Wisconsin has dried out with a mix of sun and clouds after a round of early morning downpours, some of our northwest counties are staying wet. Fond

The dangerous heat has finally come to an end after four days in a row with high temperatures in the 90s and feels like temps well into the 100s. But highs on Friday will still be very warm in the upper 80s. Saturday's temps will depend on a lake breeze but lakeside areas might stay in the low 80s or even closer to 80 but inland areas might be more in the mid to upper 80s. The rest of next week looks cooler in the upper 70s to around 80.

The start to July was so busy with extreme heat and consistent severe storms that we are just now getting a chance to look back on June. Overall, June this year goes into the record books a little on the cool side. The beginning of June was cool with the coldest low happening June 3rd of 46. We had some warmth in the middle of the month and again in the last two days of the month when we hit our warmest high of 93 on the last day of the month. The official average temp of 67.1 goes down a half degree below average.

We are now halfway through the year! The end of June marked six months through 2026. Overall, it has been a mild year so far with the average temperature currently sitting tied for the 17th warmest start to a year on record in Milwaukee. The year started off chilly in January but then February, March and April were all pretty mild. After that May and June have been a little cool.

The start of this week has been much cooler than last week's four days in a row in the 90s. We stayed in the 70s for highs Sunday and Monday then saw very average low 80s for highs on Tuesday. The dew points have also stayed fairly comfortable in the 50s which has been it feel more tolerable outside. That round of comfy air has come to an end with temps and dew points already increasing Wednesday morning. Highs Wednesday afternoon will hover around 90 then we get a cold front and lake breeze that keeps us cooler Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the upper 70s to around 80. Another round of heat starts Sunday.

Updated: 2:15 p.m. July 8, 2026The SPC has issued a new severe thunderstorm watch for our northern counties until10 pm. While the watch could be shifted south, the best ingredients

Our northern counties saw the brunt of strong to severe storms and heavy rain Wednesday. A few severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for Dodge and Fond du Lac Counties and Ozaukee and Washington Counties were under a flash flood warning until 1 AM Thursday morning. Those counties saw up to 3" of rain in just a few hours. The focus of soaking rain was in all of our northern counties but closer to the I-94 corridor saw less and some of our southern counties didn't see any measurable rain.

The second heat wave in three weeks has arrived. High temperatures will reach well into the 90s the next few days. Right now, Tuesday looks to be the hottest day of the week and potentially the hottest of the year with high temperatures reaching the upper 90s. High temperatures should still get well into the 90s Monday through Thursday and Friday will still come close.