Issued by NWS
000 AWUS83 KMKX 070946 RWSWI WIZ001>074-072200- WISCONSIN WEATHER SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 345 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...YESTERDAY... TEMPERATURES MODERATED IN WISCONSIN AS CLOUDINESS INCREASED AND RAIN SPREAD ACROSS THE STATE. THE RAIN SHOWERS WERE THE RESULT OF SOME MID LEVEL FORCING OUT AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS. WHILE THE RAIN DID NOT MAKE FOR A COMPLETE WASHOUT...MANY LOCATIONS DID RECORD A QUARTER INCH OR MORE OF ACCUMULATION. HIGH TEMPS WERE STILL WELL ABOVE NORMAL AS READINGS DID TOP OUT IN THE UPPER 50S AND LOWER 60S. ...OVERNIGHT... SHOWERS LINGERED EARLY IN THE EAST FOLLOWED BY A WEDGE OF CLEARING. SKIES REMAINED GENERALLY CLOUDY IN WESTERN WISCONSIN WITH A FEW SHOWERS FROM TIME TO TIME. TEMPERATURES DROPPED OFF INTO THE 40S. ...FORECAST... A LARGE UPPER LOW OVER MINNESOTA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST THROUGH THE BADGER STATE TODAY INTO SATURDAY. COOL AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED TODAY BUT WILL TREND TOWARD MORE SNOW TONIGHT. ONLY MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. THE LOW WILL MOVE AWAY ON SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILING INTO MID WEEK. $$ PC
