Wisconsin Weekend Riding Forecast for Oct. 16-18, 2026

Get right to weather. It has rained most of the day. But guess what? We have a nice weekend on the way, you guys, and it is Thursday night. You know what that means. You ready to ride? Oh, the sweet sound. Here's your weekend riding forecast. 50 degrees on Friday, and it is going to be windy with northwest winds gusting to 40 miles per hour. And it's going to be rainy at times as well. Rain off and on. Saturday, 55 degrees, a morning freeze inland with a freeze watch in effect and then frost closer to the lake. 64 on Sunday, a lot of sunshine this weekend. Take a look across the state here. Look at this, sunny and 50s all across the state on Saturday. Very chilly in the morning and very fall-like in the afternoon. And on Sunday, highs in the 60s with abundant sunshine across the state. Well, as we take a look at what's going on with this freeze watch, this is in effect for our inland communities plus Chippewa County. And it runs from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Saturday below 32 degrees inland, about 33 to 35 closer to the lake. That's because the lake is still a bit warmer. So that's why we're going to be seeing the greatest chance for below freezing temperatures away from the lake. All right. Let's talk rain here. We've had about six tenths of an inch at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport today. Chippewa County, over an inch of rain. Now we have more light rain coming through. But you see how it's kind of breaking up a little bit here. So it's going to be a little more spotty and light overnight. And then same with tomorrow. So not as steady as we've had today. But there you see the low cloudiness coming in here. 59 degrees, dew point 58. Winds are out of the west. Air pressure has really dropped. And that is going to really rise over the next 24 hours. So big swings in air pressure going on right now. Temperatures steady in the 50s will drop into the upper 40s overnight tonight. As we take a look at the broader view of the satellite and radar again, steadier rains up to the north, lighter rains here in the southern part of the state. It was in the low 90s in Los Angeles today. All right, let's take a look at Sky Vision Plus. Let's get you into your Friday here, because the big story, even starting overnight, is going to be the wind. The wind picks up out of the northwest overnight. Spotty rain showers, light rain during the day tomorrow. But these wind gusts will be gusting to around 40 miles per hour out of the north and northwest on Friday, especially high near the lake and during the afternoon hours. Watch how quick we clear out tomorrow night. Then the wind dies down by Saturday morning, and that is going to pave the way for frost and a freeze on Saturday morning. So, again, that's why the freeze watch is in effect, especially for our inland communities. Now, what you're going to notice here, we're at 50 on Friday, very windy with scattered showers, cold on Saturday morning, 55 Saturday afternoon, 64 on Sunday. And next week, it's looking mild with temperatures in the 60s all week long. So, again, a little more rain and a lot of wind on Friday. That's the latest from here. Back to you in the studio. All right. Thanks, Tom.