Thanks for stopping by the WeatherWatch 12 Blog!! Luke Sampe here and we are going to talk about Summer 2011, and look at the hot and muggy start to September and the Labor Day Weekend rollercoaster! This week is flying by and we are almost to the holiday weekend! Labor Day Weekend often times marks [...]
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Weather Blog: Summer Numbers & Up & Down Labor Day Weekend
September 1, 2011
Weather Blog: Parched August, Some September Heat
August 29, 2011
Thanks for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 Blog!! Luke Sampe here again and in tonight’s entry, I am going to talk about how crazy dry we have been this month and talk about when the 90s will return to southeast Wisconsin. Without a doubt, the biggest headline in the weather-world has been Hurricane Irene. Irene [...]
Hot Weekend Forecast and Haboob Explained
July 8, 2011
Sorry for no post the last few days. We continue to work on switching our blog to the new format. Our great July weather continues. Day after day of sunshine. We have earned it after our pretty crummy spring. Some of you are hoping for some rain and you may be in luck on Sunday. [...]
Great 4th, Lake Warming, And Storm Chances
July 4, 2011
Happy 4th of July from Weather Watch 12. It was a wonderful 3-day weekend of weather. Highs in the 80s all three days. I hope you all enjoyed the great weather. Jeremy mentioned it yesterday, but we are in our longest streak of the year without measurable rainfall. Today makes 11 days. After many cloudy, [...]
Dry Spell Continues, Sprinklers on Standby
July 3, 2011
***Happy 4th of July from the entire Weather Watch 12 team!*** Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog! Anytime the word ‘dry spell’ and a holiday weekend are mentioned in the same sentence it can only mean good news! Sunday marked the 10th consecutive day with no rain at Milwaukee’s Mitchell Airport. [...]
Number Crunching & Great Fireworks Forecast
July 2, 2011
***Watch WISN 12 News for the latest weather information!*** Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog! I hope you and your family are having a great holiday weekend! Weatherwise we lose the humidity for Sunday, but keep most of our sunshine around. The good news is there are no storms in the [...]
Where did the heat go? And More On The Storms
July 1, 2011
A heat advisory was in effect for much of the day, but we never reached heat advisory criteria here. So what happened? We never even made it to 90 and our heat index stayed under 95. The heat advisory was cancelled for most of our counties, but continues in Fond du Lac, Jefferson, and Dodge [...]
High Winds Strike Racine/Kenosha Counties…Heat Follows
June 30, 2011
***Watch WISN 12 News for more on the Heat Advisory!*** Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog! A severe thunderstorm over Lake Michigan sent damaging outflow winds crashing into lakeshore areas of Racine and Kenosha counties Thursday evening. Here is a list of some of the storm reports that were received in [...]
Heat & Humidity Returns Friday
June 29, 2011
***Watch WISN 12 News for the latest weather information!*** Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog! After a relatively cool stretch of weather in Milwaukee the past 2 weeks, hot and humid weather is set to return for Friday. Highs have reached the 90s three times this year, and Friday should make [...]
Perfect Weather To Kick Off Summerfest!
June 28, 2011
***Watch WISN 12 News for the latest weather information!*** Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog! The longest dry spell in Milwaukee since March is upon us. Great news as the biggest music festival of the year begins on Wednesday…Summerfest. Back on March 10-19 Milwaukee recorded 10 consecutive dry days. Tuesday will mark day [...]
