WeatherRoamTowns within 2 hours of Milwaukee, ranked by this weekend's weather
This weekend's picks
No clear winner for Sat Nov 7 & Sun Nov 8: no town within 2 hours of Milwaukee clears our good-day bar on every day. These come closest.
- Howard, WisconsinMixedRailroad Museum 路 Heritage Hillabout 1 h 50 minSat 49F, 1% rain
Sun 55F, 1% rain - Chicago, IllinoisMixedGlessner House 路 Hellenic Museumabout 1 h 35 minSat 49F, 4% rain
Sun 55F, 1% rain - Lincoln Park, IllinoisMixedLincoln Park Zoo 路 Nature Museumabout 1 h 30 minSat 48F, 4% rain
Sun 55F, 1% rain
Forecast updated Wed, 12:55 PM CST.
Towns within 3 hours of Milwaukee
Within an hour
| Town | Drive | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Oconomowoc Lake, Wisconsin Lapham Peak | about 35 min | Fair Sat 47F, 0% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain |
| Okauchee Lake, Wisconsin Lapham Peak | about 35 min | Fair Sat 47F, 0% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain |
| Oconomowoc, Wisconsin Lapham Peak | about 35 min | Fair Sat 47F, 0% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain |
| Mequon, Wisconsin Lynden Sculpture Garden | about 40 min | Fair Sat 49F, 0% rain; Sun 55F, 0% rain |
| West Bend, Wisconsin Museum of Wisconsin Art | about 40 min | Fair Sat 47F, 0% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain |
| Kohler, Wisconsin Pioneer Village | about 40 min | Fair Sat 48F, 0% rain; Sun 54F, 0% rain |
| Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenosha Museum 路 Bristol Faire | about 45 min | Fair Sat 48F, 1% rain; Sun 55F, 1% rain |
| Gurnee, Illinois Six Flags 路 Illinois Beach SP | about 50 min | Fair Sat 49F, 0% rain; Sun 55F, 0% rain |
| Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Big Foot Beach SP 路 Yerkes | about 50 min | Fair Sat 48F, 0% rain; Sun 53F, 1% rain |
1 to 2 hours
| Town | Drive | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Evanston, Illinois Illinois Holocaust Museum | about 1 h 25 min | Mixed Sat 47F, 3% rain; Sun 55F, 1% rain |
| Lincoln Park, Illinois Lincoln Park Zoo 路 Nature Museum | about 1 h 30 min | Mixed Sat 48F, 4% rain; Sun 55F, 1% rain |
| Chicago, Illinois Glessner House 路 Hellenic Museum | about 1 h 35 min | Mixed Sat 49F, 4% rain; Sun 55F, 1% rain |
| Delavan Lake, Wisconsin Yerkes Observatory | about 1 h | Fair Sat 48F, 0% rain; Sun 53F, 1% rain |
| Lake Koshkonong, Wisconsin Mud Lake Fen 路 Milton House | about 1 h 5 min | Fair Sat 48F, 0% rain; Sun 55F, 1% rain |
| Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | about 1 h 5 min | Fair Sat 48F, 1% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain |
| Manitowoc, Wisconsin USS Cobia 路 Hamilton Wood Type | about 1 h 15 min | Fair Sat 48F, 1% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain |
| Madison, Wisconsin Chazen Museum 路 Henry Vilas Zoo | about 1 h 20 min | Fair Sat 48F, 0% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain |
| Oshkosh, Wisconsin EAA Museum 路 Oshkosh Museum | about 1 h 25 min | Fair Sat 48F, 1% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain |
| Fox Lake, Wisconsin | about 1 h 25 min | Fair Sat 47F, 1% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain |
| Crystal Lake, Illinois Moraine Hills 路 Woodstock Square | about 1 h 25 min | Fair Sat 48F, 0% rain; Sun 53F, 1% rain |
| Rockford, Illinois Rock Cut SP 路 Burpee Museum | about 1 h 35 min | Fair Sat 49F, 0% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain |
| Lake Wisconsin, Wisconsin Devil's Lake 路 Cascade Mountain | about 1 h 35 min | Fair Sat 48F, 0% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain |
| Mount Horeb, Wisconsin Cave of the Mounds | about 1 h 40 min | Fair Sat 47F, 0% rain; Sun 53F, 2% rain |
| Appleton, Wisconsin High Cliff SP | about 1 h 40 min | Fair Sat 48F, 1% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain |
| Green Lake, Wisconsin Republican Party Birthplace | about 1 h 40 min | Fair Sat 48F, 1% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin Railroad museum 路 Heritage Hill | about 1 h 50 min | Fair Sat 48F, 1% rain; Sun 55F, 1% rain |
| Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin Noah's Ark 路 Mirror Lake SP | about 1 h 50 min | Fair Sat 48F, 0% rain; Sun 55F, 0% rain |
| Aurora, Illinois Naper Settlement | about 1 h 50 min | Fair Sat 48F, 0% rain; Sun 53F, 0% rain |
| Spring Green, Wisconsin House on the Rock 路 Taliesin | about 2 h | Fair Sat 49F, 0% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain |
2 to 3 hours
| Town | Drive | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Hammond, Indiana | about 2 h | Mixed Sat 51F, 6% rain; Sun 55F, 1% rain |
| Middle Inlet, Wisconsin Peshtigo River State Forest | about 2 h 40 min | Mixed Sat 49F, 1% rain; Sun 57F, 2% rain |
| Galena, Illinois Galena Historic District | about 2 h 50 min | Mixed Sat 48F, 0% rain; Sun 55F, 1% rain |
| Joliet, Illinois | about 2 h | Fair Sat 50F, 0% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain |
| Mineral Point, Wisconsin Pendarvis | about 2 h 5 min | Fair Sat 47F, 0% rain; Sun 53F, 2% rain |
| Dixon, Illinois John Deere Site 路 Reagan Home | about 2 h 10 min | Fair Sat 49F, 0% rain; Sun 53F, 0% rain |
| Algoma, Wisconsin von Stiehl Winery | about 2 h 10 min | Fair Sat 47F, 3% rain; Sun 54F, 2% rain |
| Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Potawatomi SP 路 Maritime Museum | about 2 h 20 min | Fair Sat 45F, 5% rain; Sun 54F, 2% rain |
| Kankakee, Illinois | about 2 h 25 min | Fair Sat 50F, 1% rain; Sun 53F, 1% rain |
| Stevens Point, Wisconsin Stevens Point Brewery | about 2 h 25 min | Fair Sat 48F, 0% rain; Sun 53F, 1% rain |
| Ottawa, Illinois Starved Rock SP 路 Illini SP | about 2 h 35 min | Fair Sat 49F, 0% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain |
| Valparaiso, Indiana | about 2 h 35 min | Fair Sat 47F, 11% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain |
| Lake Holiday, Illinois Farnsworth House | about 2 h 40 min | Fair Sat 49F, 0% rain; Sun 53F, 1% rain |
| Michigan City, Indiana Indiana Dunes 路 Old Lighthouse | about 2 h 40 min | Fair Sat 49F, 18% rain; Sun 50F, 2% rain |
| Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin | about 2 h 45 min | Fair Sat 48F, 0% rain; Sun 53F, 0% rain |
| Rib Mountain, Wisconsin Rib Mountain SP 路 Woodson Museum | about 2 h 55 min | Fair Sat 46F, 1% rain; Sun 52F, 1% rain |
| Clinton, Iowa | about 2 h 55 min | Fair Sat 49F, 0% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain |
| The Galena Territory, Illinois Galena Historic District | about 2 h 55 min | Fair Sat 48F, 0% rain; Sun 54F, 1% rain |
Weather around Milwaukee
Lake Michigan is the main thing to know. In spring and early summer an onshore breeze can keep Milwaukee and the lakeshore towns, like Kenosha and Manitowoc, well below inland towns like Lake Geneva and Madison on the same day.
Door County, at the top of the list, has the lake on both sides and runs cooler still. Late in the year the lake stays warmer than the land, so lakeshore towns can be a little milder in fall. Fronts cross quickly, so Saturday and Sunday are worth reading separately.
How we pick
"Good" means a high from 55F to 88F, a forecast of sun or clouds, and at most a 30% chance of rain or snow, with no thunderstorm, dangerous heat or cold, strong gusts or smoke. "Mixed" means one day is good and the other isn't. Picks are ordered by that, then by the forecast and how much of a destination the town is.
Drive times start at the center of Milwaukee and go to the center of each town. They come from a table built on OpenStreetMap and do not include traffic or seasonal road closures.
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