It won't rain on the Milwaukee Bucks championship parade and celebration Thursday, forecasters say

Joe Taschler
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
There are small chances for rain on Thursday and Thursday night in southern Wisconsin, but forecasters say rain won't impact the Bucks celebration in downtown Milwaukee.

Forecasters say any rain that falls in Milwaukee on Thursday will likely hold off until after the Milwaukee Bucks championship parade and celebration take place. 

"This morning there is a chance for a few hit or miss showers, but we think the best potential will be further inland, probably west of Waukesha, with more limited chances the further east you get toward the lake," said Chris Stumpf, a National Weather Service Meteorologist in Sullivan. 

For the morning across southern Wisconsin, "there might be a stray shower, but it's not going to be anything too substantial," Stumpf said. 

By later in the afternoon and into the evening, there are small chances for thunderstorms to pop up in southern Wisconsin, but any storms that do form don't look to be widespread.

By then, the Bucks festivities should be finished. "It shouldn't impact the celebration or parade or anything," Stumpf said.

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We'll take the rain — as long as it waits until after the Bucks parade.

Much of southern Wisconsin continues to be in a drought. Officially, Milwaukee is nearly 9 inches below normal for precipitation since the beginning of the year.  

"We need all the rain we can get," Stumpf said. 

Chances for thunderstorms return on Saturday, with heat and humidity building into the weekend, Stumpf said.

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