Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS63 KMKX 091947
AFDMKX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
247 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Slightly above average temperatures over the next several days
  with highs peaking in the mid 60s to low 70s.
- Light, scattered shower chances (30-70%) return to southern WI
  late tonight into Friday morning and may linger in southeast
  WI into the afternoon Friday. Cannot rule out a few rumbles of
  thunder late tonight into Friday morning.
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.SHORT TERM...
Issued 245 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Tonight through Friday night:
The surface high will gradually push out to the east tonight.
As the high pressure pushes east a surface low from northern
Canada will bring weak low pressure as a cold front into the
region. A secondary low will for over the Great Lakes region but
the front itself is still expected to be fairly weak. However,
it will be associated with a more significant upper low with
strong PVA. This will generally move through late tonight
through Friday morning bringing chances for showers and maybe
even a few rumbles of thunder. Best chance for thunder looks
more after daylight and focused further south.
The main uncertainty comes from some deviations in the moisture
fields at the various levels but there appears to be enough
overlapping moisture to limit concerns. In addition, WAA and
some LLJ impacts increase forcing in these areas as well. This
generally points toward at least a 40% chance of precipitation
at some point late tonight into the early afternoon Friday for
most in the CWA (exception for far southeast WI). The best
chances will be further west when the low to mid levels moisture
are aligned a bit better and become a bit more disjointed as
this pushes east leading to lower chances further east. High
pressure will then push back in Friday night bring quiet
conditions back to southern WI and at least some chilly
overnight lows.
Kuroski
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.LONG TERM...
Issued 245 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Saturday through Thursday:
High pressure will dominate the region into the weekend as weak
upper level ridging remains in place. This will keep Saturday
mostly quiet and Sunday as well. Given the lack of moisture
Sunday in the low to mid levels Sunday looks very likely to
remain dry though some low level moisture Saturday may at least
keep some clouds sticking around, particularly far eastern parts
of the CWA. However, overnight Sunday into Monday a surface low
will push in from the west as an upper trough lifts through the
northern Central Plains bringing some trailing shortwave energy.
In the low to mid level moisture returns and WAA will bring
additional potential. Storms look unlikely with this at this
time given the lack of instability but scattered showers would
be expected for at least portions of the CWA. The chances seem
primarily focused Sunday night into Monday morning before it
pushes out.
While high pressure looks likely to fill in behind this system
later Monday, uncertainty balloons as models suggest a bit of a
zonal flow period aloft. Models do suggest some level of
activity in addition to the conceptual understanding that zonal
flow does not typically remain in place very long. Whether this
period becomes dominated by the upper low to the north or the
ridging to the south will be the main question headed into the
middle of next week.
Kuroski
&&
.AVIATION...
Issued 245 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
VFR conditions generally expected into tonight as winds remain
light from the south to southeast. Late tonight VFR CIGS will
push in ahead of a system approaching from the west. Showers
and a few rumbles of thunder will be possible late tonight
through at least the morning hours before the precipitation
generally pushes out Friday afternoon. VFR CIGS are expected to
continue (cannot rule a very brief period of MVFR CIGS Friday
morning) though some temporary VSBY reductions would be possible
with heavier showers/storms. Otherwise expect breezy southwest
winds ahead of the front Friday with a turn toward breezy
northwest winds behind the front sometime Friday afternoon from
northwest to southeast across southern WI.
Kuroski
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.MARINE...
Issued 245 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
High pressure will continue to migrate eastward across the
northeast US tonight. South to southeasterly winds into tonight
but as a low pressure system develops over the northwestern
Great Lakes tonight pushing southeast the pressure gradient will
increase as lower pressure impinges on the high pressure to the
east. Breezy southwesterly winds are expected later tonight
through Friday lingering into Friday night. There will be some
gale gusts possible Friday morning, especially across the
northern open waters, but overall gales are not expected to be
widespread or numerous. We will then see north to northeast
winds move in behind the front beginning Friday afternoon,
continuing Saturday through Sunday as the low pressure moves
into southern Michigan. Winds then begin to veer back to the
south for the start of next week with another low pressure
system developing and working its way across Plains and Upper
Midwest.
Otherwise a Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for the
nearshore areas late tonight through Friday for wind gusts up to
30 knots, lingering through the evening for areas around and north
of Port Washington.
Kuroski
&&
.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...None.
LM...Small Craft Advisory...LMZ643...3 AM Friday to 1 AM Saturday.
Small Craft Advisory...LMZ644-LMZ645-LMZ646...3 AM Friday to 7
     PM Friday.
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