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Elevated Fire Weather Conditions Today

Showers/Breezy Today, Then Cooler

Wettest Aprils on Record

Wettest Months On Record at Green Bay Since 1886

A combination of warm temperatures, gusty west/southwest winds, and low relative humidity will result in elevated fire weather potential mid-morning through mid-afternoon today (before the arrival of scattered showers later). It is strongly recommended to avoid any outdoor burning, and to use caution when grilling.

Expect scattered showers and isolated storms today, with the best thunder potential over east-central Wisconsin this afternoon. Otherwise, breezy conditions prevail, with widespread gusts between 30 and 35 mph possible. Highs today will be above normal, reading in the low to mid 70s for most, before falling back into the 40s and 50s the rest of the week.

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms during the month of April brought well above and even record rainfall, as well as several rounds of severe storms and record flooding at some locations across northeast Wisconsin. Here is a look at the sites that set new April precipitation records.

April 2026 will go down in the record books as the wettest April on record, and the 7th wettest month on record at Green Bay since records began in 1886. Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms during April brought well above rainfall, several rounds of severe storms and record flooding.