Milwaukee endures another near-100 degree day
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TONIGHT: Warm and muggy with increasing clouds and scattered showers and storms developing. Low: 73 Video by 620wtmj.com
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Melissa McCrady reports. Video by 620wtmj.com
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Once again on Monday, the temperature gauges in the Milwaukee area will climb near that century mark.
A heat advisory has been issued for all of Southeastern Wisconsin. It will go into effect from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. today.
Storm Team 4Caster Brian Gotter predicts that the official temperature at Mitchell International Airport won't reach 100 degrees, but it will get very close.
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Monday's Storm Team 4Cast from Brian Gotter:
Today: Hazy, hot and humid Record: 99 (1940)
High: Near 98
Wind: W 10-15 mph
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Tonight: Warm and muggy with increasing clouds and scattered showers and storms developing
Low: 73
Wind: NW 5-10 mph
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Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, but humid with scattered storms
High: 82 Lakefront...87 Waukesha
Wind: NE 5-10 mph
Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy, warm and humid with scattered showers and storms developing
Low: 70
Wind: Light East
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, hot, and humid with scattered showers and storms
High: 86 Lakefront...93 Waukesha
Wind: SE 5-15 mph
MILWAUKEE - If you have air conditioning, you may be cranking it up again.
Extreme heat is returning to southeastern Wisconsin on Monday, with a heat advisory until 8:00 p.m.
For many of us, Mother Nature has already taken a toll on our lawns and plants, but Monday marked another dry, hot day.
A sprinkler in Elm Grove Village Park is working overtime.
"The grass is so dry that it feels like when you step on it, it breaks, like straw," said Donna Tyggum.
"We moved our tennis match up, our league play, one hour earlier because we've had a couple of teammates that suffered in the heat in previous matches."
Terry Kowalkowski does water aerobics three days a week to keep cool.
"Hot, hot, hot," uttered Kowalkowski.
It's also taking a major toll on our plants and flowers.
"We did get a little bit of rain, but it wasn't enough. It was enough to kind of keep the roots alive, but the plants are still very, very stressed," explained Hawk's Nursery owner Joe Kresl.
He has his crews watering plants about four times every day.
He says that's all he can do, besides hope for rainfall.
"When it rains at a nice, easy, gentle (pace) that rains all day long, that's when you get the most benefit."
Tyggum insists she's been watering her plants and flowers as much as she can, but it hasn't helped.
"They definitely don't have the beauty they've had in other years, and many have dwindled."
Flower and plant sales at Hawks' Nursery is actually up, because many homeowners are having a hard time keeping their plants alive.
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