By james art A gale forecast for Halloween includes a wind warning for southern Wisconsin, east of Dane County.
Scattered showers with wind gusts of 50 mph will be possible along a fast-moving cold front that will enter south-central Wisconsin by 10 a.m., with windy conditions continuing into the evening, the National Weather Service forecaster said in a statement. weather service Mark Gehring.
A Wind Advisory is in effect for areas along and east of the Berlin-Columbus-Beloit line from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Scattered tree limb damage and isolated power outages can be expected.
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Madison set a weather record for the second day in a row, following Tuesday’s record high of 82 with Wednesday’s record 2.21 inches of rain recorded at the Dane County Regional Airport. The previous record was 1.43 inches in 1919. No severe weather was reported.
After a new warm high of 75 on Wednesday, temperatures will drop from the low 60s Thursday morning to the upper 40s for trick-or-treating.
Sunny skies are forecast to return on Friday, with highs around 50 and highs around 50 degrees forecast for Saturday and Sunday.
More significant rain is expected Sunday into Tuesday, with a chance of thunderstorms Sunday night.
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In far northwest Wisconsin, Douglas and Bayfield counties are under a winter weather warning from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., with 2 to 6 inches of snow expected and winds gusting up to 35 mph.