it is a loud start to your Wednesday in some of our western counties with storms moving towards the Milwaukee/Waukesha metro area. Some of these areas of rain and storms may weaken a bit as they approach the lake but so far they are staying together. A quick inch of rain will be possible with the storms along with copious amounts of lightning.
Here is a radar image that will update with time:
As the storms end and move over Lake Michigan the clouds will clear out quickly leaving the rest of the day with lots of humidity and plenty of warmth. High temperatures on Wednesday will hover around 90 degrees in many areas. Similar numbers are expected on Thursday. Some relief kicks in Friday with a lake breeze keeping temps closer to 80. Saturday warms again and more heat is expected to start next week in the 90s.
The humidity levels on Wednesday could be the highest of the season so far with dew points hovering in the middle 70s making it feel borderline miserable outside. More humidity is expected Thursday with tropical-level dew points. On Friday even though temperatures drop a bit it will still be very humid with dew points hanging out in the upper 60s. Expect the humidity to stay high through the weekend.
The combination of the heat and humidity will push feels like temps into the low 100s in a lot of areas Wednesday afternoon. Make sure you are drinking plenty of water and taking breaks in the shade and air conditioning.
Because of the heat a Heat Advisory has been issued for all of southeast Wisconsin from 11 AM to 8 PM. Feels like temps look to fall short of the 105 degrees necessary for an Extreme Heat Warning. No advisory or warning has been issued for Thursday yet and overall feels like temperatures are expected to be less with more clouds and storm chances A Heat Advisory may still be issued for part of the area.
Download the CBS 58 Weather app to track the morning storms and the heat and humidity to follow.