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Milwaukee, WI  (MLWW3)  43° 00´ 18" N,   87° 53´ 04" W

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Conditions at 8:10 pm CDT on 06/11/2026 (DOY 163 01:10 GMT)
(Updated every 15 minutes)
Wind Speed:   8.0 kts   (4.1 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   11.1 kts   (5.7 m/s)
Wind Direction:   189° (S)
Air Temperature:   67.6 °F   (19.8 °C)
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[Photo of Milwaukee, WI Met Station]
Note: There is no longer a Webcam at this site.
This image was taken during recent maintenance.

Nearby Webcams (external sites):
Milwaukee Inner Harbor, courtesy of UWM School of Freshwater Sciences

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----- Previous 18 Hours (at top of hour)  [English] [Metric] -----
YEARDOY CDT Wind
Spd
kts 		Wind
Gust
kts 		Peak
Wind
kts 		Wind
Dir
deg 		Air
Tmp
F
20261622000 10.1 12.2 14.4 168 67.1
20261621900 18.5 22.2 22.6 160 66.0
20261621800 8.0 8.7 35.4 098 63.9
20261621700 1.6 2.1 8.4 088 63.5
20261621600 5.6 6.8 8.0 135 64.9
20261621500 10.3 13.4 17.9 131 69.3
20261621400 5.1 7.0 16.9 164 68.0
20261621300 1.9 3.3 11.9 254 72.5
20261621200 7.2 10.3 26.0 208 79.3
20261621100 3.9 4.9 9.1 242 79.9
20261621000 9.5 11.5 12.4 258 77.0
20261620900 5.6 9.1 11.9 270 75.2
20261620800 8.2 11.7 12.6 258 72.9
20261620700 8.0 12.4 16.5 242 71.4
20261620600 6.6 9.3 13.4 236 69.3
20261620500 5.6 7.8 14.2 233 69.1
20261620400 8.9 12.6 13.6 237 70.0
20261620300 7.6 12.2 19.4 240 71.4
Note: Peak wind is max wind gust during entire hour

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The NDBC station ID for this station is: MLWW3
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