After a mild start to the month, Valentine’s Day across Wisconsin will feel more like March rather than mid-February.

What You Need To Know

  • Valentine’s Day morning will be chilly with a few clouds

  • Expect afternoon sunshine with highs well above normal

  • Things look to turn wet and wintry late into early Thursday

Although we are set for rather mild weather through most of the day, Wednesday will start wintry across Wisconsin.

Morning lows will fall below freezing statewide with some far northern spots slipping into the teens.

If you have any early Valentine’s Day brunch plans, be sure to bundle up, but also pack a pair of sunglasses.

Southern and western Wisconsin will enjoy a Valentine’s Day with sunshine and highs in the 40s.

After a few early clouds, gradual clearing will lead to a mostly sunny afternoon with some spots reaching the mid 40s.

Despite the mild temperatures, it will still feel wintry when the wind blows.

Wind gusts between 10-20 mph will make it feel like the mid-to-upper 20s.

Northern Wisconsin will see more cloud cover and slightly lower temperatures for Valentine’s Day.

Northwestern spots will reach the upper 30s under a partly to mostly cloudy sky.

Northeastern spots will see more sunshine and slightly higher temperatures.

Areas around Green Bay will reach the low 40s under a partly cloudy sky.

Those high temperatures are 14 to 17 degrees above normal for mid-February.

Wind chills will be a factor with wind gusts between 10 to 20 mph, making it feel like the teens to low 20s.

Although most of Valentine’s Day will be mild across Wisconsin, wintry weather will return late Wednesday into early Thursday.

An arriving system will bring a mix of rain and snow from west to east through the overnight.

Northern spots will see mainly snow with minor accumulations possible.

Southern spots will first see rain followed by periods of snow near daybreak Thursday which could be heavy at times.

Valentine’s Day dinner plans should be rain and snow free for most, with western spots seeing the best chance for a bit of evening precipitation.

There is a lot to love about the Valentine’s Day weather across Wisconsin this year, though prepare for a cold sting early Thursday!

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