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WISCONSIN · MILWAUKEE COUNTY

St. Francis

8,951 people, 680 ft above sea level in Milwaukee County.

680 ftElevation, city center
8,951People, 2024 estimate
3 sq miLand area
Clear 41°
Clear now Dew point 34° · NNE 3 mph · high 41°
City of St. Francis River Interstate 2 miles
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The St. Francis plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in St. Francis

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE) · 4:52 PM
Clear
41° Clear Feels like 39° · high of 41° near 5 PM
WindNNE 3 mphno gusts
Humidity76%rising to 92% by morning
Pressure30.26 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 34° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Partly cloudy
Thursday30% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 50.05 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Milwaukee County
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:42 AM4:29 PM ↓
9 h 46 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
24
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: None, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 26 to 34° More humid: 34° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 48° / 34°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41° 29°
0% rain — NNW 6 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
48° 30°
0% rain — NW 3 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
51° 34°
0% rain — SW 9 A
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
54° 36°
0% rain — SSW 10 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
55° 44°
0% rain — S 13 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
58° 42°
30% rain — WSW 9 B
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
57° 47°
30% rain — SSE 8 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over St. Francis about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Canada three days ago, and over the northern Plains a day ago, about 2,250 miles back along its path. It came down from about 9,800 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from British Columbia; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific north of Hawaii. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK IN 1959 Nov. 17, 1959

The coldest this week has been

1° on Nov. 17, 1959, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1871. Next is 4° in 1880.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Milwaukee Area threaded record since 1871.
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THE GROUND

What St. Francis stands on

St. Francis’s center stands about 680 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 570 ft to 730 ft, a difference of 160 ft: gently rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Silurian, undivided (dolostone), from the Silurian, 422 to 445 million years old.

St. Francis, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
600 ft700 ft800 ft900 ft ST. FRANCIS680 ftHigh point of the line910 ftGreenfield780 ft ← W · New BerlinE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 57×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Silurian, undivided

Dolostone. Age: Silurian, 422 to 445 million years old. About 13 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where St. Francis’s rain goes

Rain that falls on St. Francis runs straight into Lake Michigan. From there it moves on through the Great Lakes, over Niagara Falls and down the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic.

FROM THE CENTER OF ST. FRANCIS < 2 mi to Lake Michigan and the St. Lawrence straight to the shore

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of St. Francis; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

St. Francis’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1871 · Milwaukee Mitchell Airport, 2 mi southwest

St. Francis has a hot-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 82° in July; winter nights fall to about 17° in January. A normal year brings about 49 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 35 inches of water.

31°17°34°20°44°29°55°38°67°48°77°58°82°65°80°64°73°56°61°45°48°33°36°23° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY ST. FRANCIS 34.6 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average82° / 65°high / low, the warmest month
January, average31° / 17°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow34.6 inwettest months: June and April
Snow a year48.7 insnowiest: January
Hottest on record105°FJuly 24, 1934
Coldest on record−26°FFebruary 3, 1996
Wettest day on record6.81 inAugust 6, 1986
Snowiest day on record16.7 inFebruary 10, 1960
90° days a year9very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°123and 50 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHot-summer humid continentalKöppen Dfa

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 24, to the last in spring, about April 24 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingDec. 31 to Feb. 9; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingNov. 17 to March 29; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchApril through June: 11.8 of the year’s 34.6 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 St. Francis normally reaches 48° and falls to 34°. The record high is 70°, in 1971; the record low 7°, in 1959. The most rain on this date, 1.24 in, fell in 1926.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high31°34°44°55°67°77°82°80°73°61°48°36°
Normal low17°20°29°38°48°58°65°64°56°45°33°23°
Rain and melt, in1.791.692.203.863.544.383.403.653.162.782.241.88
Snow, inches14.911.86.72.10.00.00.00.00.00.32.510.4
Record high63° (2008)74° (2024)84° (2012)91° (1980)95° (2018)104° (1934)105° (1934)103° (1988)99° (1939)89° (1963)77° (2022)68° (2021)
Record low−26° (1982)−26° (1996)−10° (1962)12° (1982)21° (1966)33° (1945)40° (1965)42° (1915)28° (1974)15° (1887)−14° (1875)−22° (1884)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1871 from the Milwaukee Area threaded record (Milwaukee Mitchell Airport, here). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ON THE NETWORK

Around St. Francis on the Forecast Network

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WISCONSIN · MILWAUKEE

St. Francis

8,951 people, 680 ft above sea level in Milwaukee County.

680 ftElevation
8,951People
3 sq miLand
Clear 41°
ClearDew point 34°
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Today in St. Francis

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly clear night 41° 0%
8p mostly clear night 38° 0%
11p mostly clear night 35° 0%
2a mostly clear night 33° 0%
5a mostly clear night 30° 0%
8a mostly sunny 32° 0%
Partly cloudy
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1959 · NOV. 17, 1959

1°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1871.

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What St. Francis stands on

St. Francis’s center stands about 680 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 570 ft to 730 ft, a difference of 160 ft: gently rolling country.

St. Francis, west to east St. Francis680 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 108×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center680 ft
Within 3 miles570 to 730 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (160 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceSilurian, undivided
Its ageSilurian, 422 to 445 million years old
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St. Francis’s year

St. Francis has a hot-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 82° in July; winter nights fall to about 17° in January. A normal year brings about 49 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 35 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 34.6 in
July, average82° / 65° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average31° / 17° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow34.6 in · wettest months: June and April
Snow a year48.7 in · snowiest: January
Hottest on record105°F · July 24, 1934
Coldest on record−26°F · February 3, 1996
Wettest day on record6.81 in · August 6, 1986
Snowiest day on record16.7 in · February 10, 1960
90° days a year9 · very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°123 · and 50 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHot-summer humid continental · Köppen Dfa
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 24, to the last in spring, about April 24 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Dec. 31 to Feb. 9; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Nov. 17 to March 29; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · April through June: 11.8 of the year’s 34.6 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 St. Francis normally reaches 48° and falls to 34°. The record high is 70°, in 1971; the record low 7°, in 1959. The most rain on this date, 1.24 in, fell in 1926.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1871 from the Milwaukee Area threaded record (Milwaukee Mitchell Airport, here). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

< 2 mito Lake Michiganstraight to the shore

Rain that falls on St. Francis runs straight into Lake Michigan. From there it moves on through the Great Lakes, over Niagara Falls and down the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic.