A change in the weather
Sunday was pleasant with mild temperatures; now comes snow.
The Milwaukee area was unseasonably warm Sunday, with temperatures in the 50s, but thanks to a cold front moving in, it was expected to snow Monday.
As of noon Sunday, Milwaukee was expected to break the record for warmest low temperature on Dec. 29.
The warmest low temperature previously recorded was 39 degrees, set in 1880 and tied in 1896.
“It looks like we could stay in the 40s today,” said Rebecca Hansen, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Sullivan. “We’ll see if we break that record. We’ve got a good shot.”
The Milwaukee area also had record-breaking precipitation amounts, with 0.77 inches recorded at 9 a.m. Sunday. The most precipitation previously recorded was 0.73 inches, in 1954.
“And we are expecting more rain this evening to move,” Hansen said.
The high temperature in Milwaukee on Sunday was 55, short of the record high of 62, recorded in 1984. But Madison tied its record high of 54, also set in 1984.
After the unseasonably warm weather, snow was predicted for Monday.
Temperatures in Milwaukee were expected to drop Monday, with some possible snowfall beginning during the evening commute.
“We’re going to be watching when those colder temperatures come in. The best chance for snow is going to be the overnight time frame, Monday night into Tuesday morning,” Hansen said. “Just a light snow accumulation for the Milwaukee area is expected. There is a chance for an inch or two.”
Monday night temperatures were predicted to be in the mid- to upper 20s.
The rest of the state was expected to get heavier amounts of snowfall. The Madison area was expected to receive a few inches of snow Monday night.
The National Weather Service on Sunday declared a winter weather advisory for the west portion of the state that will go into effect at noon Monday and last until Tuesday morning.