Tom Wachs

Here is tonight's science lesson. Why is the smoke so thick along the lakeshore and over the lake? Answer: The Marine Layer. The Marine Layer is the cooler layer of air just above the lake (caused by the cool lake water) that is trapping the Canadian wildfire smoke. When the wind https://t.co/32FshnoWVz

Weather in less than a minute Thursday June 5, 2025 edition https://t.co/h7EE6Fw4On

Live shot for Wisconsin Weather Experts on FOX Local with our Storm Chase truck along the shores of Lake Michigan tracking more Canadian wildfire smoke. https://t.co/EmEGHTRWKZ

6/4 10:52pm: Partly cloudy on Thursday with surface-based wildfire smoke likely in the morning. Highs in the 70s. Only a slight chance for a t-storm on Friday with highs in the 70s. Dry on Saturday with a chance for t-storms on Sunday. https://t.co/DBMVn4x0jK

Gorgeous photo from Holy Hill tonight, but it is a smoky sunset. This is from Pat Blasius. Thank you for the great photo! https://t.co/3atRUUHgpZ

9:20pm Wednesday: I fired up a portable air quality monitor. Elevated PM2.5 levels on the weather deck (46) vs much lower levels indoors (13). This shows that we still have wildfire smoke in our air tonight and why the Air Quality Alert continues until Noon on Thursday. https://t.co/Y7DjWpFaFc

Incredible view of a severe thunderstorm in Milwaukee on Tuesday 6/3/25 #weather #severethunderstorm #severeweather #Milwaukee #meteorology https://t.co/Tujm4AeLN3

Look at Downtown Milwaukee this afternoon. Surface-based wildfire smoke is leading to poor air quality. One of the worst air qualities in the world right now. Expect low air quality through noon on Thursday. https://t.co/Y8qBPkwYo5

Funny moment from our severe weather coverage last night. As I’m looking at the camera, I can also see out the window to our weather deck. It was bright and loud. ⚡️🌩️⛈️ https://t.co/aYXXGWkFVB

6/3 11:03pm: Morning rain showers ending around noon on Wednesday. Smoky conditions are possible on Wednesday afternoon with highs in the 60s near the lake, low 70s inland. 70s on Thursday through the weekend. A few rain showers are possible Thursday night and Friday. https://t.co/fPF1EY39tw

6/3 10:35pm: The severe thunderstorm threat is done. A Flood Advisory is in effect for the cities of Milwaukee & Waukesha until 1am. Please use caution as there is ponding on area roads. Moderate rain continues overnight with rain ending around noon on Wednesday. Up to 1" of https://t.co/4rz8AkQlDK

10:03pm: The cold front is moving east, but we still have one more batch of strong (not severe) storms heading into Milwaukee. Then it will be very rainy overnight through Noon Wednesday. A Flood Advisory has also been issued for both Waukesha & Milwaukee until 1am. https://t.co/IFZR2agAdx

9:23pm: A Severe T-Storm is about to move over the lake from Milwaukee. Strong winds and very heavy rain with this. We are watching another Severe T-storm SW of Lake Geneva moving NE. This will ride the cold front as it moves through. So additional warnings are possible, https://t.co/9MZvCN39qw

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of SE WI until 6/03 9:30PM. Make sure your cell phone emergency alerts are set to "ON." Tune into FOX6, Download the FOX6 Storm Center App & FOX Local App for the latest information. https://t.co/JIalCAXR7C

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of SE WI until 6/03 9:45PM. Make sure your cell phone emergency alerts are set to "ON." Tune into FOX6, Download the FOX6 Storm Center App & FOX Local App for the latest information. https://t.co/lSrmXgdWo8