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The typical fall weather returns to Milwaukee on Wednesday, with rain on Thursday evening

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After summer temperatures earlier in the week, a cold front moving through the area will bring temperatures down to fall normals in Milwaukee on Wednesday.

According to the National Weather Service, the city will see highs near 50 degrees Wednesday afternoon before temperatures dip below 50 degrees around 8 p.m. Wednesday morning is expected to be windy, with a northwest wind of 15 to 20 mph and gusts as high as 50 degrees 30 mph. The wind will die down towards evening.

A cool low of 38 degrees is expected in Milwaukee early Thursday morning. By early afternoon temperatures will reach a high of around 60 degrees. Rain is likely to begin around 7pm on Thursday, with the chance of precipitation peaking at around 90% between 1am and 6am on Friday. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half an inch are possible, NWS says.

The chance of rain decreases as the morning progresses, falling to 30% between 7 a.m. and 12 p.m. and below 10% by 1 p.m. The forecast high temperature for Friday is also around 60 degrees.

Over the weekend, Milwaukee residents can expect dry weather and typical fall temperatures – a high of 57° with morning and evening lows in the 40s on Saturday and a high of 58° with lows again in the 40s on Sunday . Sunny weather is expected at the weekend.

The upcoming weather is in stark contrast to the high temperatures recorded earlier this week of 80 degrees on Sunday and 81 degrees on Monday. According to the Wisconsin State Climatology Office, Monday's high was just 3 degrees below Milwaukee's Oct. 21 record of 84 degrees set in 1947. Typical late October highs in the city are between 55 and 60 degrees.

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