Rain forecast and rainfall this year
Milwaukee, WI
Rain possible today: 41% chance, about 0.01 inches.
Updated Thursday 3:08 PM ET.
Forecast
41 percent chance of rain
TodayHigh 53°, low 41°About 0.01 in of rain
4 percent chance of rain
TomorrowHigh 47°, low 37°No rain expected
This year so far, since Jan 1
32.86 in
+2.04 in above normal for this point in the year (30.82 in).
National rank120th of 363
In Wisconsin3rd of 3
Biggest day1.98 in, Aug 1
Last measurable rain0.10 in, Nov 4, 2026
Month by month
Jan1.42
Feb0.72
Mar3.02
Apr9.49
May0.36
Jun4.77
Jul2.82
Aug4.05
Sep3.90
Oct1.88
Nov0.43
Dec–
This yearNormal
Records since 1928
Wettest year46.01 in, 2019
Biggest rain day6.81 in, Aug 6, 1986
Nearby cities
- ElginIL36.82 in this year73 miles
- MadisonWI33.85 in this year74 miles
- RockfordIL32.07 in this year78 miles
- ChicagoIL39.75 in this year86 miles
- NapervilleIL36.82 in this year91 miles
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Forecast based on National Weather Service forecast data. Rainfall records are from NOAA Regional Climate Centers for the Milwaukee Mitchell Airport station, recorded since 1927; normals are NOAA’s 1991–2020 averages. Totals are preliminary. Records are this station’s own and may differ from official NWS city records, which can include earlier locations. Incomplete years and several-day totals are left out. Rain Scoreboard is not affiliated with the National Weather Service or NOAA.