Prepared by Great Lakes Weather Service:    Fri. 9-03-10        6:30 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)           

 

    

 

 

Wisconsin Rapids

56

Plover

56

10 mi. west of  Pittsville

(Hay Creek)

    

Rome (Town of Saratoga)

56

 SW Lake Du Bay

(Du Bay Cranberry)

 

Glacial Lake Cran.

 

Mather

56

 

 

 

 

Hancock

57

 3 mi. east of Finley

 

 Necedah

57

Wautoma

57

 

Discussion:      A strong low pressure system northeast of Lake Superior is driving strong west to northwest winds across the region Friday along with unseasonably cold air and clouds.  Scattered light showers will also be found through Friday evening with a bit heavier amounts in extreme northern Wisconsin where lake effect will contribute to the moisture.  Temperatures could drop to the upper 30s or so Friday night, but there will likely still be clouds and enough wind at least in the first half of the night from preventing it from get down toward freezing.  The coldest readings Friday night could be in western and southwest Wisconsin where the skies will clear the soonest.  Saturday night should be the coldest with clear skies and light winds.  A frost appears likely.  Then temperatures will gradually moderate into early next week.  After sunshine Saturday and Sunday, the next chance of showers arrives Monday.

 

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

 

Friday   Friday 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

Cloudy

Cloudy

Cloudy

Mostly cloudy

Variably cloudy

Variably cloudy

Decreasing clouds

Partly cloudy

Temp

53 - 57

54 - 59

55 - 61

55 - 61

50 - 55

46 - 52

42 - 47

37 - 43

Dew  point

48 - 53

45 - 50

43 - 48

41 - 46

40 - 45

38 - 43

38 - 43

37 - 42

Wind

W

12 - 25

NW

15 - 35

NW

15 - 35

NW

15 - 30

NW

10 - 20

NW

8 - 15

NW

5 - 12

NW

4 - 10

Rain chance

30% 

30%

30%

30%

20%

0%

0%

0%

Rain amount

0 - .02”

0 - .02”

0 - .03”

0 - .03”

0 - trace

0

0

0

 

 

Saturday – Saturday night

 

 

6 am – Noon

Noon – 6 pm

6 pm - Midnight

Midnight – 6 am

Sky

Mostly sunny

Partly cloudy

Clear

Clear to partly cloudy

Temp

36 - 55

55 - 65

41 - 63

31 - 41 frost possible

Dew Point

36 - 41

36 - 41

35 - 40

31 - 40

Wind

NW 7 - 17

NW 10 - 20

W 2 - 8

W 0 - 3

Rain Chance

 0%

0%

0%

0%

Rain Amount

0 

0

0

0

 

 

Extended Outlook

 

 

Sun-  Sun. night:                 Partly cloudy Sunday, clouds thicken Sun. night.

High:  68 - 73            Low:   47 - 52

 

Mon-  Mon. night:                Mostly cloudy.  40% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms.

High:  73 - 78            Low:   55 - 60

 

Tue-  Tue. night:                Mostly cloudy, 40% chance of spotty showers.

High:  72 - 77            Low:   47 - 52

 

           

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