Milwaukee Webcam – Watch the River and Fiserv Forum

The Milwaukee Webcam looks south-southeast down the Milwaukee River from the roof of the Steinmeyer Building, with the downtown skyline stacked behind two bascule bridges. The 28-story Milwaukee Center tower and its pointed, green-trimmed crown rise in the middle of the frame. The concrete Marcus Performing Arts Center fills the left bank, and a domed gazebo in Pere Marquette Park sits on the right. A second camera on the same roof, on the Fiserv Forum tab, looks across Old World 3rd Street and down Highland Avenue to the home of the Milwaukee Bucks. MKE.com streams both around the clock, so the river can go from gray morning light to a floodlit skyline in a single day.

About Milwaukee

Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin, with 577,222 residents in the 2020 census and an elevation of 188 meters (617 feet). Both cameras sit on the Steinmeyer Building at 205 West Highland Avenue, in the Westown part of downtown. From there the Milwaukee River runs straight away from the lens. The State Street Bascule Bridge crosses the foreground with two small tender’s houses, and the Kilbourn Avenue Bascule Bridge closes the view about 150 meters (490 feet) farther on.

Milwaukee Center, finished in 1988, stands 130 meters (426 feet) tall at 111 East Kilbourn Avenue, and its rotunda connects the office tower to the Saint Kate hotel and the Pabst Theater. Left of it is the clock tower of Milwaukee City Hall. Finished in 1895 and about 108 meters (353 feet) to the roof, it stayed the city’s tallest building until 1973 and is now a National Historic Landmark. The white tower at the far left of the frame is U.S. Bank Center, the building that took that title. At 183 meters (601 feet) and 42 stories, it is still the tallest in Wisconsin.

The second camera faces Fiserv Forum, about 300 meters (980 feet) away. The arena opened on August 26, 2018, seats 17,385 for basketball, and hosts the Bucks and the Marquette Golden Eagles men’s team. The plaza in front of it belongs to the Deer District, a development of roughly 12 hectares (30 acres). The Mader’s billboard and a cream brick building with iron fire escapes frame the street in the foreground.

Weather and Climate in Milwaukee

Winter is cold and snowy. January highs average -1°C (31°F) and lows -8°C (17°F), with about 124 centimeters (48.7 inches) of snow a year, so snow can whiten the rooftops and Pere Marquette Park on the river camera. Spring warms gradually, and April runs from 3°C to 13°C (38°F to 55°F).

July brings the warmest weather, with lows of 18°C (65°F) and highs of 28°C (82°F), and the trees in the park are in full leaf. October cools to between 7°C and 16°C (45°F and 61°F), and those trees can turn bright yellow by the end of the month. These figures are 1991 to 2020 normals from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, about 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) south of the camera, and the city averages 878 millimeters (34.6 inches) of precipitation a year.

Things to Do Near Downtown Milwaukee

Much of what is on screen is a short walk from the camera. Pere Marquette Park is about 200 meters (660 feet) away, and the Milwaukee RiverWalk follows the water past it. The Marcus Performing Arts Center is just across the State Street bridge at 929 North Water Street. The Pabst Theater, built in 1895, is the fourth-oldest continuously operating theater in the United States. Below the camera is the Old World Third Street Historic District, whose addresses now read Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Mader’s, a German restaurant that opened in 1902, is the city’s oldest operating restaurant, and Usinger’s, the sausage maker, is across the street.

A little farther out, the Milwaukee Public Market sells food from local vendors in the Historic Third Ward, about 1.1 kilometers (0.7 miles) from the camera. The Harley-Davidson Museum, about 1.4 kilometers (0.9 miles) away on the Menomonee River, holds more than 450 motorcycles. On the lakefront, about 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) east, the Milwaukee Art Museum is the largest art museum in Wisconsin, with nearly 35,000 works. Discovery World, a science and technology museum, is close by at about 1.7 kilometers (1.1 miles).

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Frequently Asked Questions

What can you see on the Milwaukee Webcam?

The main camera shows the Milwaukee River, the State Street and Kilbourn Avenue bridges, the Marcus Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee Center, City Hall and Pere Marquette Park. The Fiserv Forum tab shows the arena, its plaza and Old World 3rd Street.

Where is the Milwaukee Webcam located?

Both cameras are on the roof of the Steinmeyer Building at 205 West Highland Avenue, in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the west side of the Milwaukee River.

Is there a live webcam of downtown Milwaukee?

Yes. This page carries two views of downtown from one rooftop: the river and the skyline to the south-southeast, and the Deer District and Fiserv Forum in the other direction.

Can you see the Milwaukee RiverWalk on this webcam?

Yes, in part. The walkway along the water at Pere Marquette Park is visible at the right of the river camera, and the river itself fills the bottom of the frame. People on it look small at this distance.

Can you see Fiserv Forum on the Milwaukee Webcam?

Yes. Choose the Fiserv Forum tab on the player. The camera looks down Highland Avenue at the arena and its plaza, but it shows only the outside of the building, not the court or the crowd inside.

Does this webcam show Lake Michigan, the airport or the zoo?

No. The Lake Michigan shore lies about 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) east, out of frame. Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport and the Milwaukee County Zoo are each more than 10 kilometers (6 miles) away, in other directions.

What is the weather like in Milwaukee?

Summers are warm, with July highs near 28°C (82°F), and winters are cold and snowy, with January highs near -1°C (31°F) and about 124 centimeters (48.7 inches) of snow a year. The live picture shows the sky, the river and any snow on the rooftops at this moment.

Can you watch the Milwaukee Webcam at night?

Yes. MKE.com streams both cameras around the clock. After dark the office windows light up and the bridges and traffic reflect in the river. On a recent night the Marcus Performing Arts Center glowed blue and the Milwaukee Center crown was lit in blue as well.

Source: MKE.com