Milwaukee could see record-high temperatures this weekend.
Once the sun returns June 21 after three stormy days, it could get as warm as the mid-to-high 90s.
The National Weather Service is projecting a high around 95 on Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22, and 92 on Monday, June 23, but those forecasts could both still get warmer. The June 22 and 23 temperature records in Wisconsin are 97 and 95, respectively.
“Ninety-seven on Sunday is possible, and something greater than 95 on Monday is also possible,” Milwaukee-Sullivan National Weather Service meteorologist Aidan Kuroski said.
If the temperature hits 96 in Milwaukee that will be the hottest it’s been since Aug. 23, 2023, when it was 101. The last time it’s been that hot in June was in 2022, when it peaked at 100 on June 21.
“We’re going to probably be breaking records,” Milwaukee-Sullivan National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Gehring said. “So whenever you’re breaking daily records, that is a bit rare.”
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: ’97 on Sunday is possible:’ Record heat could be on way to Milwaukee
Reporting by Jack Albright, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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