After Hot Spell, Wisconsin Cools Off

It was only last Friday when much of Wisconsin had temperatures in the 90s, with the heat index in the low 100s. Those seem like a distant memory this (Thursday) morning, as the mercury fell to 35 degrees in Sparta and Merrill at six a-m. It was drizzling at New Richmond in far western Wisconsin, but it was dry elsewhere — and it’s supposed to stay dry at least through the weekend. The National Weather Service says we’ll have highs in the 60s to around 70 today (Thursday) — cooler readings in the 50s and 60s tomorrow (Friday) — and a slight warmup for the weekend.