Prepared by Great Lakes Weather Service:    Sat. 5-19-12                       6:00 a.m.

Meteorologist:  Tony Schumacher

 

Region 2 - East Central Wisconsin

(Wood, Juneau, Portage, Adams, & Waushara Counties)

 

Observed low temperatures last night:

**black locations are mostly non-cranberry sites, measuring temperature 6 feet above  ground.

**red locations are from cranberry beds, measuring temperature at vine level.

 

Pittsville Area

(Kissner)            

(Voigt)                

(Veedum)            

 

 46

 

 47

Wisconsin Rapids

53

 Plover

56

 10 mi. west of Pittsville

(Haycreek)

 

 

 40

Rome

(Town of Saratoga)

52

 SW Lake Du Bay

(Du Bay Cranberry)

42                         

Mather

53

 Owen Rock Cranberries

 

Town of Cranmoor (Glacial Lake Cran.)

 

Necedah

55

Hancock

47

 

Discussion    Saturday will once again be sunny, breezy, and very warm as south winds continue ahead of a cold front in the Plains.  That cold front will edge closer Saturday night allowing the clouds to increase.  Showers and thunderstorms could spread into at least the western half of the state by daybreak Sunday.  The rain will continue Sunday through the region before tapering off by mid-afternoon in western Wisconsin to late evening in eastern sections.  As the front moves away skies should clear off Sunday night.  At this point we think there will be enough wind Sunday night to prevent temperatures from falling to frosty levels. However there would be a better chance of frost Monday night.  Otherwise the weather looks quiet through Wednesday.  The next front and rain chance moves in late Wed. night or Thursday.  Forecast confidence is fairly high.

 

Forecast      **The forecast low temperature is for vine level**    

 

Saturday– Saturday night

      

 

6 – 9 am     

9 am-Noon  

Noon –

3 pm    

3 - 6 pm        

6 – 9 pm      

9 pm-Midnight    

Midnight -

3 am

3 - 6 am

Sky

Mostly clear

Mostly clear

Mostly clear

Mostly clear

Partly cloudy

Partly cloudy

Mostly cloudy

Cloudy

Temp

41 - 65

65 - 81

81- 86

84 - 88

71 - 86

62 - 71

54 - 62

52 - 58

Dew  point

40 - 45

44 - 49

48 - 53

49 - 54

50 - 55

51- 56

52 - 57

52 - 57

Wind

S 5 - 15

S 10 - 20

S 10 - 20

S 10 - 20

S 7-13

SSE 5 - 11

SSE 5 - 11

SSE 5 -11

Rain

Chance

  0%

0%

0%

 0%

 0%

0%

20% 

40%

Rain amount

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 - .03”

0 - .07”

 

Sunday –  Sunday night

 

 

6 am – Noon

Noon – 6 pm

6 pm - Midnight

Midnight – 6 am

Sky

Cloudy

Cloudy

Partial clearing late

Mostly clear

Temp

52 - 74

69 - 76

53 - 71

41 - 52

Dew Point

52 - 59

48 - 55

44 - 49

41 - 47

Wind

SSW 6 - 13

 

SW to NW 6 - 13

N 6 - 13

N 5 - 12

Rain Chance

  70%

  70%

 40% early

0%

Rain Amount

.05 - .20”

.05 - .20”

0 - .02”

0

 

Mon.  - Mon.  night:                Mostly clear.

High: 69 - 74             Low: 31 - 37, scattered frost possible

 

Tue.  - Tue.  night:                Mostly clear.

High: 74 - 79             Low: 35 - 41

 

Wed.  - Wed.  night:                Partly cloudy.  Then increasing clouds Wed. night with a slight chance of showers.

High: 78 - 83             Low: 52 - 57

 

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