Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Green Bay, WI
Issued by NWS Green Bay, WI
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635 FXUS63 KGRB 121204 AFDGRB Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Green Bay WI 604 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025 Updated aviation portion for 12Z TAF issuance .KEY MESSAGES... - Not as cold but blustery today with west/northwest winds gusting up to 40 mph. - Moderating temperatures into the weekend, with highs in the low 60s possible in central and east central Wisconsin Saturday. - Below normal precipitation expected over the next week, with only precip chances (10-40%) on Saturday and early next week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 350 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025 Today and Tonight: Any lingering drizzle, light rain showers or flurries will come to an end across far northern WI early this morning as lake effect activity wanes with winds veering westerly and drier air move in. No impacts are expected. The drier air will also allow clouds to clear out over most of the area, with only locations near the MI border hanging on to the clouds by mid-morning. Incoming airmass pretty dry, but can`t rule out a few daytime cumulus clouds later this morning and afternoon. West to northwest winds will increase through the morning hours as deeper mixing occurs. Model soundings support mixing to ~4,000 ft by late morning, which supports wind gusts to 35 mph. A few gusts to 40 mph are possible, but probabilities of 45+ wind gusts are running under 10%. It will be a a little warmer today with highs climbing back close to normal, with most spots topping out in the 40s, but with the gusty winds, wind chills will remain in the 20s and 30s. Thursday and Friday: Surface high pressure and mid-upper level ridging builds across the western Great Lakes, bringing dry conditions with only some high clouds across the region at times. Gradual WAA will occur with temps climbing above normal. Highs are forecast to climb into the mid 40s to low 50s on Thursday and into the upper 40s and 50s on Friday. It will be less windy both days, with gusts to 20 mph expected. This Weekend into Early Next Week: Models have trended toward a stronger low pressure system passing across Canada, dragging a cold front across WI. But the front will be lacking moisture, with the better forcing north of the area, it will be a struggle to get much appreciable rain from the system. Current ensemble timing should allow for the warmest day of the period to be on Saturday with highs in the 50s to low 60s, but it will be close as the frontal passage could occur by early afternoon. Records are running in the mid 60s to 70 for Nov. 15, so those look safe at this point. The front will bring a sharp return back to fall conditions on Sunday as 850mb temps plunge from 9C-15C to between -2C and -8C Sunday morning. This will drop highs back into the 30s and 40s, pretty close to seasonal norms. A period of gusty southwest winds ahead of the front and gusty northwest winds behind the front are expected. Models diverge early next week regarding how/when an upper low over the southwestern U.S. will eject out into the Plains and eventually the Great Lakes or Ohio Valley. GEFS wants to keep the system mainly to our south, while the ENS is further north and slower, bringing higher precip chances to the area. Will stick with the 20-40% chances the model blend gives us for now. && .AVIATION...for 12Z TAF Issuance Issued at 603 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025 A few MVFR ceilings will linger near the MI border today. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail. LLWS will be possible early this morning if/where surface gusts are not occurring, then surface west/northwest winds will increase through the morning with gusts to around 30 kts by mid-late morning. The gusts will diminish as sunset approaches with surface winds dropping to under 10 kts after sunset. As this occurs, LLWS will return as winds aloft remain at 35-40 kts. && .GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ DISCUSSION.....Bersch AVIATION.......Bersch