Meteorologist Jacob Montesano

21/07/2024

Cloud cover will steadily increase today ahead of showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon with highs near 80. Storms will mostly be non-severe, but they could produce some brief heavy rain. The overnight hours tonight will be mostly dry. Like Sunday, afternoon showers and non severe thunderstorms may be possible Monday and Tuesday. The threat continues into Wednesday however, southern Wisconsin looks to dry out for Thursday through Saturday.

15/07/2024

The Severe Weather Outlook for this evening has increased for our area. There is now a moderate risk (level 4/5) for severe weather this evening for areas south of Dane county, with an enhanced risk (level 3/5) for Dane county and areas east & west, and a slight risk (level 2/5) for areas north of Dane County. The biggest risk this evening will be strong winds (possibly up to 80 mph), but embedded tornadoes and hail is also possible.

13/07/2024

Today will be warmer more humid. Heat index values may approach the upper-90s by late-afternoon. An isolated strong storm is possible at any point today, but a better chance for storms will come later tonight when a cluster of storms with damaging winds is possible into early Sunday morning. There is a chance that parts of our area miss out on the storms tonight (the most likely locations that will see storms will be areas north of Dane County). However, more storms are in the forecast for Sunday and Monday.

13/07/2024

ALERT DAYS are in the forecast through Monday for hot temperatures and possible severe weather. With the storms tonight and tomorrow, there are two possible outcomes. The first outcome would bring storms mostly to the north of Dane County overnight tonight, with areas near the Illinois border missing out on the rain altogether. This will allow more storms to form Sunday evening for most of our area. The second outcome has our entire area experiencing storms tonight (with strong winds likely in this scenario), but that may prevent many storms from forming Sunday evening.

29/06/2024

We'll see plenty of sunshine during the afternoon today with warm temperatures peaking in the lower 80s. Tonight will be clear and cooler with lows in the 50s.

25/06/2024

The tornado in Argyle was officially rated a high end EF-2, with estimated wind speeds up to 135 mph! This makes 7 confirmed tornadoes from Saturday's event.

25/06/2024

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for most of our area until 1am. Storms tonight could produce very strong winds in excess of 70 mph, along with minor hail and possibly an isolated tornado.

23/06/2024

a still from a video shot by Max out of marshall saturday. it looks like a large tornado is on the ground. nws is working on surveying damage in this area. nothing confirmed yet. max says he was facing/looking south. News 3 Now / Channel 3000

23/06/2024

BREAKING - National Weather Service Milwaukee has confirmed an EF-2 tornado touched down in Footville Saturday night with peak winds of 115 miles per hour.

23/06/2024

11/06/2024

compared to last year, US National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan Wisconsin has issued over 7 times more tornado warnings in 2024 during the same timeframe (the start of the year through today's date).

remember, whenever there's severe weather tune into News 3 Now / Channel 3000 for the latest coverage

09/06/2024

Overall, today is going to be very nice. However, we are expecting some breezy conditions with wind gusts up to 30 mph at times.

08/06/2024

Light to moderate showers are expected this morning, with a few areas south and east possibly seeing the rain last into the afternoon. Dry conditions are expected for everyone by the evening, with clear skies overnight. Temperatures will also be cool today with highs in the 60s.

01/06/2024

Scattered showers are expected throughout the morning and into the early afternoon today. A thunderstorm is possible, but we're mostly expecting light showers with this rainfall. Most of the showers will clear out during the afternoon, and then we should be dry by Saturday evening.

31/05/2024

Most of Wisconsin is now no longer under any drought!

30/05/2024

While warmer temperatures are in the forecast for next week, it looks like cooler temperatures may return as we get closer to the middle of June.

29/05/2024

With the amount of rainfall that we've seen over the past week, we are beginning to see some Flood Warnings and Flood Watches go into effect.

The current flood bulletins include:

- A Flood Watch for areas near the Wisconsin River near Portage

- A Flood Warning for areas near the Rock River near Lebanon

- A Flood Warning for areas near the Yellow River near Necedah