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  • Milwaukee can expect scattered rain and thunderstorms for Sept. 19 weekend

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    After a stretch of sunny days, Milwaukee and the rest of southeast Wisconsin can expect some scattered rain and thunderstorms this weekend and into next week.

    Benjamin Sheppard, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan, said the rain is expected to start mid-to-late afternon Sept. 19.

    “The good news we have for folks is we aren’t expecting any of this weekend’s weather, at this time, to be severe. It would just be kind of your run-of-the-mill thunderstorms,” he said.

    Sheppard said rain is making its way to the Milwaukee area from the west. Chances of rain Sept. 19 are around 15% until around 5 p.m., when the likelihood of precipitation will ramp up. The majority of the weekend’s rain is expected overnight Sept. 19 into Sept. 20, he said.

    Showers and thunderstorms may linger into the morning of Sept. 20, and there is a 60% chance for additional scattered storms and rain Sept. 20 afternoon, Sheppard said.

    For the rest of the weekend into next week, there will be a continuous 30-to-50% chance of rain showers and thunderstorms, off and on, he said.

    The primary hazard with the upcoming weather will be lightning — the storms are not expected to bring damaging winds, large hail or flooding, Sheppard said.

    “Generally, the storms being off-and-on in nature and generally just not packing enough of a punch to really deliver much of a flood threat,” Sheppard said “Additionally, it’s been decently dry in the recent past, which is going to allow the soils to really soak it up.”

    With the start of astronomical fall Monday, Sept. 22, autumn temperatures are on the horizon. However, the weekend’s daytime highs should remain around the mid-70s — not a taste of fall quite yet.

    People with outdoor weekend plans, like going to see the Badgers play at Camp Randall Stadium Saturday, should prepare for some light rain, and be aware of any lightning,

    Contact Kelli Arseneau at (920) 213-3721 or karseneau@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @ArseneauKelli.

    This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Scattered rain and thunderstorms coming to Milwaukee this weekend

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  • Patchy dense fog advisory for Sunday night, sunny conditions to follow in Milwaukee

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    Patchy dense fog development is expected late Sunday, Sept. 14, through the overnight hours in east central, south central and southeast Wisconsin.

    The National Weather Service advises slowing down and using low beam headlights if driving in dense fog as well as allowing for extra stopping distance between vehicles.

    Sept. 15 through Sept. 18, Milwaukeeans can expect clear skies, with a slight chance of a rainy weekend to follow, according the National Weather Service.

    Forecasters expect it to be warm and sunny through Thursday, Sept. 18, with highs around 80.

    There’s a roughly 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms the evening of Sept. 18 and those storms could carry into the following day, 20% chance of precipitation on Friday, Sept. 19.

    The slightly better chance for storms are the evening of Sept. 19 into Saturday, Sept. 20 — as much as a 30% chance.

    The evening of Sept. 20 into Sept. 21, the chance of showers will drop back down to 20%.

    Temperatures are expected to drop into the low and mid 70s over the weekend.

    Anna Kleiber can be reached at akleiber@gannett.com.

    This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Patchy dense fog expected Sunday night in Southeast Wisconsin, sunny conditions to follow

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