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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Climate
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Temperatures well below average this week in Wisconsin, widespread rain likely Tuesday
Grab your jacket and umbrella before heading out the door this week. Much of Wisconsin will see unseasonably cold temperatures and plenty of chances for rain, though no severe weather is expected. Rain is expected to start late Monday night and continue into Wednesday. Widespread showers are most likely Tuesday, with up to three quarters of an inch of rain possible during the daytime. The bulk of the rain is expected in southern Wisconsin, including Madison and Milwaukee, though the system could shift farther north. "A lot of the severe threat is going to stay well to the south," said National Weather Service meteorologist Kevin Wagner. The rain is much needed in the region. A rare May 16 dust storm in Chicago was caused by strong winds that picked up dust from dry farmlands. It was the first time the NWS issued a Dust Storm Warning that included the Chicago metropolitan area, Wagner said. "We haven't seen too much rain across the area, so any amount would be pretty beneficial, especially early in the spring," he said. There's a chance for patchy frost tonight — the low will reach 39 degrees. It's not a bad idea to bring potted plants inside or cover up new plantings with cloth. But cloud cover actually helps reduce the likelihood of frost, Wagner said. "That may insulate us a little bit more and keep us just warm enough to prevent any widespread frost," he said. High temperatures will hover around 50 degrees for much of the week, well below normal for this time of the year. Typically, highs are in the upper 60s by this week in May, according to NWS data. Temperatures could be up to 10 degrees cooler near Lake Michigan, and brisk winds could make it feel even chillier. The weather should improve heading into Memorial Day weekend, with no chances for rain after Wednesday night. Highs will reach the 60s by Friday and Saturday with mostly sunny skies. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Rainy and cold week ahead for Wisconsin, with showers likely Tuesday
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Temperatures well below average this week in Wisconsin, widespread rain likely Tuesday
Grab your jacket and umbrella before heading out the door this week. Much of Wisconsin will see unseasonably cold temperatures and plenty of chances for rain, though no severe weather is expected. Rain is expected to start late Monday night and continue into Wednesday. Widespread showers are most likely Tuesday, with up to three quarters of an inch of rain possible during the daytime. The bulk of the rain is expected in southern Wisconsin, including Madison and Milwaukee, though the system could shift farther north. "A lot of the severe threat is going to stay well to the south," said National Weather Service meteorologist Kevin Wagner. The rain is much needed in the region. A rare May 16 dust storm in Chicago was caused by strong winds that picked up dust from dry farmlands. It was the first time the NWS issued a Dust Storm Warning that included the Chicago metropolitan area, Wagner said. "We haven't seen too much rain across the area, so any amount would be pretty beneficial, especially early in the spring," he said. There's a chance for patchy frost tonight — the low will reach 39 degrees. It's not a bad idea to bring potted plants inside or cover up new plantings with cloth. But cloud cover actually helps reduce the likelihood of frost, Wagner said. "That may insulate us a little bit more and keep us just warm enough to prevent any widespread frost," he said. High temperatures will hover around 50 degrees for much of the week, well below normal for this time of the year. Typically, highs are in the upper 60s by this week in May, according to NWS data. Temperatures could be up to 10 degrees cooler near Lake Michigan, and brisk winds could make it feel even chillier. The weather should improve heading into Memorial Day weekend, with no chances for rain after Wednesday night. Highs will reach the 60s by Friday and Saturday with mostly sunny skies. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Rainy and cold week ahead for Wisconsin, with showers likely Tuesday
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Political polls would have to disclose sponsors under a GOP senator's bill
SB 528 would require pollsters to disclose their sponsors. (Stock photo by) Miami-Dade Republican Sen. Bryan Avila filed a bill Thursday requiring political pollsters to inform people who sponsored the poll before collecting responses. The bill, SB 528, would punish pollsters who don't disclose who is paying for the poll with a fine of up to $1,000 or up to a year in jail. Pollsters must include the disclosure at the beginning of polls conducted over text, at the beginning of a phone call, and in bold font of at least 12 points in emails. Polling operations out Florida Atlantic University and the University of North Florida wouldn't see much of a change if the bill passed, their directors told the Florida Phoenix. '[The bill] didn't faze me too much,' Kevin Wagner, co-director of the Florida Atlantic University Political Communication and Public Opinion Research Lab, said in a phone interview. 'As a matter of course, in both our intro and our outro, which is when we introduce a poll and when we leave, we always say Main Street research on behalf of Florida Atlantic University, so we do this anyway.' Michael Binder, who leads UNF's Public Opinion Research Lab, said the proposal wasn't likely to increase transparency. 'If you're trying to root out nefarious actors, I'm not sure how much this is going to help because they're just going say, 'This poll is paid for by the Democracy Fund or America Fund,' or whatever made-up name that given organization sticks on itself, so it's not gonna necessarily be super transparent about who is actually doing it anyway,' Binder said. Both polling experts said it could be harder for political parties and some candidates with fewer resources to conduct polls if the bill passed. 'Let's say you're polling for a political party and if you say, 'I'm doing this for the Republicans or the Democrats.' It may bias the people who are likely to respond to it or they may respond differently, and that could affect the kind of data that you could collect,' Wagner said. Avila's office did not respond to the Phoenix's requests for comment. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
