http://onmilwaukee.com/rss/rss_craigkoplien.xml Milwaukee's Daily Magazine Craig Koplien en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:46:08 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://onmilwaukee.com/images/layout/rss_logo.png http://onmilwaukee.com 144 30 Blue sky, comfortable temperatures and low humidity will dominate across the Milwaukee area on Wednesday. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/06192013.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/06192013.html?34162 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:30:00 CDT Today's weather is ... pretty bad. But is it worse than it was on May 10, 1990? http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/craigkoplien051013.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/craigkoplien051013.html?33732 Fri, 10 May 2013 10:02:00 CDT Gorgeous weather continues Tuesday and Wednesday. Expect lots of sun, light winds, temps above normal (normal is mid 60s) and rain likely Thursday along with the start of a cooling trend. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/craigkoplien050713.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/craigkoplien050713.html?33692 Tue, 7 May 2013 09:36:00 CDT It will be picture-perfect spring weather for the first few days this week, with a threat for rain coming late on Wednesday night and Thursday, then again on Saturday. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/craigkoplien050613.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/craigkoplien050613.html?33672 Mon, 6 May 2013 10:02:00 CDT Indications which once pointed to a rainy weekend in Milwaukee have lately been trending the other way. Rain on Friday will gradually end Friday night. Saturday's threat for rain is rather low Sunday looks to be rain-free. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/craigkoplien050313.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/craigkoplien050313.html?33654 Fri, 3 May 2013 10:02:00 CDT Following highs near 70 Monday, we'll threaten 80 Tuesday, says Craig Koplien. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/koplien042913.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/koplien042913.html?33585 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:35:00 CDT Expect a warming trend through this week, with the first 70s of spring to appear next Monday and Tuesday. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/koplien042413.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/koplien042413.html?33534 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:01:00 CDT Temperatures are going nowhere on Tuesday ... in fact, they're falling as the day goes on. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/koplien042313.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/koplien042313.html?33521 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:49:00 CDT The week will start and end with mild temperatures but cool off considerably in between, with the threat of rain. Read on for details. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/craigkoplien042213.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/craigkoplien042213.html?33508 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:03:00 CDT There will be occasional light rain and snow showers Friday and early Friday night. We can't rule out some minor snow accumulation on grassy areas. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/koplien041913.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/koplien041913.html?33484 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:18:00 CDT Big rain and a rise in temperature is on its way, followed by a dramatic cooling-off and maybe even a few snowflakes. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/koplien041713.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/koplien041713.html?33452 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:01:00 CDT I have long held the belief that many Wisconsinites have unrealistic expectations for the month of March. Emerging from the dreary days of February, turning the clocks forward, and seeing the phrase "First Day of Spring" on the March calendar lead many to believe that sunny days with highs in the 60s should immediately commence. Indeed that is not true. March is very much a winter month in Wisconsin. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/koplien031813.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/koplien031813.html?33164 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:24:00 CDT The bitter cold of the last few days was apropos when considering historical average temperatures across southern Wisconsin. On average, the coldest week of the year in southern Wisconsin is roughly Jan 14-20. Beginning now, the average temperature begins its long, painfully slow climb upward. But it is upward! Feel free to consider winter halfway over. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/winterhalfway.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/winterhalfway.html?32592 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:44:00 CDT Today's storm will not have a major impact on the city of Milwaukee and adjacent communities. Yes, there will be snow. Plus, it will be brutally windy by Thursday afternoon and evening. But the snow accumulation and its on impact on travel in the city of Milwaukee will be nothing compared to what will happen in southwest, central and northeast Wisconsin. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/snowupdate122012.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/snowupdate122012.html?32332 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:52:00 CDT The snowstorm that has been talked about for several days will hit Wisconsin Wednesday night and continue through Thursday. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/snowstorm1219.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/snowstorm1219.html?32321 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:10:00 CDT The first big snow-producing storm system of the season will plow across Wisconsin Wednesday and Thursday, possibly bringing blizzard conditions to some locations. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/snow121812.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/snow121812.html?32302 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:43:00 CDT All systems go for big storm system to impact Wisconsin on Wednesday night and Thursday. There are still plenty of fluctuations in the computer models, leading to typical uncertainty in the system's ultimate track. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/snow121712.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/snow121712.html?32292 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:54:00 CDT Get ready for a July heat wave that will last through next weekend. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/julyheat.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/julyheat.html?26864 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:27:00 CDT What we were taught was heat lightning is actually just ordinary lightning. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/heatlightning.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/heatlightning.html?26741 Wed, 6 Jul 2011 12:01:00 CDT Today may be the hottest day of the 4th of July weekend, and the fireworks forecast is clear. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/july4thweather.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/july4thweather.html?26697 Fri, 1 Jul 2011 05:00:00 CDT Expect more cool weather ahead as spring moves into summer. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/solstice11.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/solstice11.html?26602 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:37:00 CDT When the sirens sounded Wednesday night in Waukesha, most who heard them assumed a tornado warning had been issued. Residents of Muskego and Kenosha heard similar sirens and also assumed that a tornado was threatening. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/tornadosirens.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/tornadosirens.html?26511 Thu, 9 Jun 2011 21:46:00 CDT It is likely the record book will be re-written again on Wednesday as Milwaukee experiences a third straight day of blistering heat. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/milwaukeeforecast060711.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/milwaukeeforecast060711.html?26478 Tue, 7 Jun 2011 20:28:00 CDT Remember when we were suffering through that seemingly endless stretch of chilly weather in April and May? Yeah, that's over. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/forecast060611.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/forecast060611.html?26465 Mon, 6 Jun 2011 22:57:00 CDT Why one tornado roars harmlessly through the middle of nowhere, while another barrels right down Main Street U.S.A., is simply a function of Mother Nature being cruelly random. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/urbantornadoes.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/urbantornadoes.html?26336 Tue, 24 May 2011 20:25:00 CDT In more than 20 years as a meteorologist, I learned plenty about how people interpret weather forecasts. Perhaps the most interesting (frustrating?) thing is that people ignore the words "chance" and "scattered." http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/weatherwords.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/weatherwords.html?26278 Thu, 19 May 2011 12:35:00 CDT April was a chilly month but warmer weather is on its way. For the first time in a while, the upcoming week's high temperatures are going to climb to above normal levels. It'll be temporary, which I'm sure surprises no one. Nevertheless, most parts of southeastern Wisconsin will enjoy at least two and possibly three days this week with highs in the 70s. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/koplienforecast050811.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/koplienforecast050811.html?26128 Sun, 8 May 2011 11:07:00 CDT Could a outbreak of tornadoes, like the ones that ravaged the South this week, develop here? The question is posed in response to the possibly unprecedented events of last week when tornadoes ravaged the South for three straight days and nights. On the third of those days alone, hundreds were killed, thousands were injured and some communities were literally erased from the Earth. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/killertornadoes.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/killertornadoes.html?26035 Sun, 1 May 2011 09:14:00 CDT You thought winter was over, didn't you? http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/milwaukeespringsnowstorms.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/milwaukeespringsnowstorms.html?25379 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:44:00 CDT Did you enjoy the sunshine this week? It's coming to an end -- fast. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/milwaukeeforecast021911.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/milwaukeeforecast021911.html?25342 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:10:00 CDT Thursday's high temperatures will be in the 50s. We'll likely threaten the record which is 55 degrees set in 1981. Despite the fact that it will be rather cloudy and perhaps rainy, we have a real shot at re-writing the record book that day. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/recordwarmthblog.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/recordwarmthblog.html?25299 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:01:00 CDT When did double-spacing go the way of the telephone modem, land line phones and the Ford Edsel? http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/doublespacedtyping.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/doublespacedtyping.html?25257 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:10:00 CDT You would think that after a blizzard, complete with thunder, lightning and umpteen inches of snow, Mother Nature might back off a little. Nope. Following a quick visit to high temperatures near 30 this weekend, we're headed back to bone-chilling cold for next week. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/kopliencoldsnap.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/kopliencoldsnap.html?25162 Fri, 4 Feb 2011 09:10:00 CDT The blizzard Tuesday night certainly lived up to expectations, huh? Areas from Milwaukee and Waukesha to south of the Illinois border picked up 1 to 2 feet of snow. Here's the forecast for the rest of the day. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/blizzardwednesday.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/blizzardwednesday.html?25121 Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:14:00 CDT Heavy snow and powerful winds will continue through tonight and into Wednesday. http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/milwaukeeforecast7pm020111.html http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/milwaukeeforecast7pm020111.html?25117 Tue, 1 Feb 2011 19:03:00 CDT If you have hatches, the time has come to batten them down. (Whatever that means.) A Blizzard Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service from Tuesday afternoon through noon on Wednesday. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/feb1blizzardblog.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/feb1blizzardblog.html?25104 Tue, 1 Feb 2011 08:36:00 CDT The Packers of the '70s and '80s were bad but still produced some memorable names. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/badpackersmemories.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/badpackersmemories.html?25083 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:06:00 CDT After great deliberation, Craig Koplien has decided to pull back the curtain and share his weather forecasting secrets. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/forcastingsecret.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/forcastingsecret.html?24951 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:34:00 CDT Craig Koplien understands the gripes against overblown TV weather coverage. But he's also seen the ratings, which prove that people are tuning in when a chance of flurries sends weathermen into a tizzy. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/koplientvweathercoverage.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/koplientvweathercoverage.html?24944 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:29:00 CDT I have a confession to make. I watched the TV show "What Not to Wear." And I didn't hate it. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/mancardviolation.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/mancardviolation.html?24878 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:37:00 CDT I finally took the plunge and bought a big screen, HDTV. It seemed like my family was the last on Earth still watching TV in muddy, standard definition. No more! I brought crisp, clear television viewing to my family. And there was much rejoicing! Here's the thing, though: I was the only one rejoicing. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/womenhd.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/womenhd.html?24770 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:58:00 CDT Snow is the one the way for tonight, but not much. It looks like we'll pick up an inch or two. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/1220snow.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/1220snow.html?24701 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:31:00 CDT Unprecedented is a pretty strong word. Yet, I tend to think it applies to the dramatic shifts in the information meteorologists have been receiving this week. The multiple computer projections of the track of the storm system that will affect us tomorrow have shown unusually wild swings. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/saturdaysnow.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/craigkoplien/saturdaysnow.html?24614 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:31:00 CDT