Water Temperature of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, WI

Current Water Temperature

32.4°F

Measurement Time: Sunday, January 21, 2024, 5:00 AM CST

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Local Points of Interest

Milwaukee Bay

Lake Michigan

Station Name: Milwaukee 1SE
Data Source: USGS

Elevation Above Sea Level: 551 feet

Nearest Address:
700 E Jones St
Milwaukee, WI 53207
Milwaukee County

GPS Coordinates: 43.0244, -87.8983

Nearby Water Temperatures

Honey Creek, Wauwatosa, WI (5.6 mi)
Root River, Franklin, WI (12.6 mi)
Lake Michigan, Racine, WI (25.5 mi)
Eagle Spring Lake, Mukwonago, WI (29.6 mi)
Fox River, Burlington, WI (33 mi)
Lake Michigan, Winthrop Harbor, IL (37.3 mi)
Lake Michigan, Waukegan, IL (45.7 mi)
Lake Michigan, Lake Michigan, MI (50.4 mi)
Fox River, McHenry, IL (51.7 mi)
Fond Du Lac River, Fond Du Lac, WI (60.1 mi)
Lake Michigan, Wilmette, IL (62.7 mi)
Swan Creek, Fitchburg, WI (73.9 mi)
Yahara River, Windsor, WI (74.4 mi)
Manitowoc River , Manitowoc, WI (75.3 mi)
Fox River, Oshkosh, WI (75.5 mi)

Weather for Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Current Weather

59.4°F
Mist
Mist
59.4°F
54.5°F
100%
ENE 2.2 mph
4.7 mph
53.6°F
52.5°F
0 in
0%
9 mi
1008 mbar
0

Five Day Weather Forecast

Moderate rain
Sat
H: 80°F
L: 54°F
Patchy rain nearby
Sun
H: 58°F
L: 49°F
Moderate rain
Mon
H: 70°F
L: 61°F
Moderate rain
Tue
H: 66°F
L: 53°F
Patchy rain nearby
Wed
H: 56°F
L: 46°F

Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 9.25 μg/m3
PM10: 10.05 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 165.85 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 10.85 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.75 μg/m3
Ozone: 90 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:27 AM
Sun Transit: 12:48 AM
Sunset: 8:10 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 43 mins
Moonrise: 4:49 AM
Moon Transit: 12:36 AM
Moonset: 8:39 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 2.0%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
12:06 AM - 2:36 PM

Minor Periods

8:09 PM - 9:39 PM
4:19 AM - 5:49 AM

Action Rating: 5 out of 5

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 15 at 10:34PM CDT until May 16 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

Effective: Fri May 15, 2026, 10:34 PM
Expires: Sat May 16, 2026, 5:00 AM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 207 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN DANE GREEN IOWA LAFAYETTE ROCK IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN JEFFERSON KENOSHA MILWAUKEE RACINE WALWORTH WAUKESHA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARGYLE, BARNEVELD, BELMONT, BELOIT, BENTON, BLANCHARDVILLE, BRODHEAD, BROOKFIELD, DARLINGTON, DELAVAN, DODGEVILLE, EAST TROY, ELKHORN, FORT ATKINSON, JANESVILLE, JEFFERSON, KENOSHA, LAKE GENEVA, MADISON, MENOMONEE FALLS, MILWAUKEE, MINERAL POINT, MONROE, MUSKEGO, NEW BERLIN, RACINE, SHULLSBURG, WATERTOWN, WAUKESHA, AND WHITEWATER.


Special Weather Statement issued May 16 at 1:09AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

Effective: Sat May 16, 2026, 1:09 AM
Expires: Sat May 16, 2026, 2:00 AM

At 109 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lomira, or 9 miles south of Fond Du Lac, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Fond Du Lac, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, Lomira, Campbellsport, Theresa, Elkhart Lake, Ashford, Byron, Greenbush, Eden, Mount Calvary, Cascade, Brownsville, Waldo, St. Cloud, Glenbeulah, Johnsonville, Waucousta, and Calvary. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 151 between mile markers 162 and 163, and between mile markers 165 and 169. Interstate 41 between mile markers 78 and 96.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.


Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 1:06AM CDT until May 16 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

Effective: Sat May 16, 2026, 1:06 AM
Expires: Sat May 16, 2026, 2:00 AM

SVRMKX The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Walworth County in southeastern Wisconsin... Eastern Rock County in south central Wisconsin... Jefferson County in southeastern Wisconsin... * Until 200 AM CDT. * At 106 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Marshall to near Footville to near Lake Summerset, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Janesville, Beloit, Watertown, Whitewater, Fort Atkinson, Elkhorn, Delavan, Jefferson, Lake Geneva, Lake Mills, Milton, East Troy, Waterloo, Williams Bay, Genoa City, Walworth, Johnson Creek, Clinton, Palmyra, and Fontana-On-Geneva Lake.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.


Saturday, May 16, 2026

Weather Forecast

Moderate rain
80.4°F
53.8°F
63.7°F
75%
0.27 in
89%
0%
14.3 mph
8


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 9.7 μg/m3
PM10: 10.18 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 180.97 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 12.89 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.89 μg/m3
Ozone: 93.08 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:27 AM
Sun Transit: 12:48 AM
Sunset: 8:10 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 43 mins
Moonrise: 4:49 AM
Moon Transit: 12:36 AM
Moonset: 8:39 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 2.0%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
12:06 AM - 2:36 PM

Minor Periods

8:09 PM - 9:39 PM
4:19 AM - 5:49 AM

Action Rating: 5 out of 5

Sunday, May 17, 2026

Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
58°F
49.1°F
54.9°F
96%
0.19 in
89%
0%
11 mph
4.8


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 11.97 μg/m3
PM10: 12.47 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 199.21 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 14.11 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.64 μg/m3
Ozone: 82.56 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:26 AM
Sun Transit: 12:48 AM
Sunset: 8:11 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 45 mins
Moonrise: 5:32 AM
Moon Transit: 1:41 PM
Moonset: 9:59 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 0.2%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:56 AM - 3:26 AM
1:11 PM - 3:41 PM

Minor Periods

9:29 PM - 10:59 PM
5:02 AM - 6:32 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Monday, May 18, 2026

Weather Forecast

Moderate rain
70.4°F
60.5°F
63.6°F
88%
0.48 in
77%
0%
29.5 mph
5.7


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 8.29 μg/m3
PM10: 9.24 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 156.69 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 9.37 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.97 μg/m3
Ozone: 91.84 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:25 AM
Sun Transit: 12:48 AM
Sunset: 8:12 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 47 mins
Moonrise: 6:29 AM
Moon Transit: 2:48 PM
Moonset: 11:08 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 2.6%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

2:02 AM - 4:32 AM
2:18 PM - 4:48 PM

Minor Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
5:59 AM - 7:29 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Weather Forecast

Moderate rain
65.6°F
53°F
61.9°F
86%
0.41 in
89%
0%
18.1 mph
6.3


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 4.63 μg/m3
PM10: 5.05 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 146.51 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 7.02 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.59 μg/m3
Ozone: 69.04 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:24 AM
Sun Transit: 12:48 AM
Sunset: 8:13 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 49 mins
Moonrise: 7:37 AM
Moon Transit: 3:54 PM
Moonset: 12:08 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 7.4%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

3:09 AM - 5:39 AM
3:24 PM - 5:54 PM

Minor Periods

7:07 AM - 8:37 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
56.2°F
46.1°F
51.6°F
73%
0.02 in
86%
0%
13.6 mph
0.4


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 2.01 μg/m3
PM10: 2.01 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 142.45 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 5.24 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1 μg/m3
Ozone: 60.92 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:23 AM
Sun Transit: 12:48 AM
Sunset: 8:14 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 51 mins
Moonrise: 8:55 AM
Moon Transit: 4:56 PM
Moonset: 12:03 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 14.4%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

4:13 AM - 6:43 AM
4:26 PM - 6:56 PM

Minor Periods

8:25 AM - 9:55 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

The times presented here are based upon the solunar theory, which is the idea that the movements of fish and other animals are affected by the location of the sun and moon. The major periods are believed to be the times of the greatest animal activity and occur when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot (lunar transits). The minor periods also see increased activity and occur when the moon is rising or setting. The strongest activity occurs during full or new moons, and the weakest during quarter or three quarter moons. This is indicated by the Action Rating.

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