Madison, WI 53783 Weather

Dane County1:01 AM CDT43.16°N, 89.29°W

Current conditions

Clear
45°
Clear
Feels like 45°
High 70°·Low 43° tonight
WindCalm
Humidity100%
Dew point45°
Pressure30.28 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover11%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:19 AM
Sunset6:06 PM

Observed at Madison, Dane County Regional-Truax Field · 21 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South wind around 0 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 0 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 3 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 47°
  2. 2 AM Mostly Clear 46°
  3. 3 AM Mostly Clear 45°
  4. 4 AM Mostly Clear 44°
  5. 5 AM Mostly Clear 43°
  6. 6 AM Sunny 43°
  7. 7 AM Sunny 43°
  8. 8 AM Sunny 45°
  9. 9 AM Sunny 49°
  10. 10 AM Sunny 55°
  11. 11 AM Sunny 60°
  12. 12 PM Sunny 64°
  13. 1 PM Sunny 67°
  14. 2 PM Sunny 69°
  15. 3 PM Sunny 69°
  16. 4 PM Sunny 70°
  17. 5 PM Sunny 68°
  18. 6 PM Mostly Clear 65°
  19. 7 PM Mostly Clear 62°
  20. 8 PM Mostly Clear 58°
  21. 9 PM Mostly Clear 56°
  22. 10 PM Clear 54°
  23. 11 PM Clear 53°
  24. Thu12 AM Clear 52°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Mostly Clear Mostly Clear43°
  2. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny47°70°
  3. ThuOct 22 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny47°70°
  4. FriOct 23 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny52°69°
  5. SatOct 24 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny53°70°
  6. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny26%47°67°
  7. MonOct 26 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers26%40°59°
  8. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny11%56°
  9. WedOct 28 Sunny Sunny32°49°
  10. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy34°53°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

49
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • WedModerate
  • ThuModerate
  • FriModerate

Madison Area, WI reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:19 AM
Sunset 6:06 PM
Daylight 10 h 47 min (−2 min 47 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 75% lit
Moonrise 3:53 PM Moonset 2:12 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low57° / 38°
Record high84° (1947)
Record low20° (1960)
Wettest1.04 in (1951)
Month to date1.97 in (normal 1.82 in)

Madison Area, records since 1869. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in MKX, issued 4 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Patchy dense fog may occur in eastern parts of the area later this evening into early Wednesday morning, with some dense fog into tonight/Wednesday morning over portions of the nearshore waters of Lake Michigan.

- Dry with a gradual warming trend into Saturday night/Sunday, then possibly some showers and cooler temperatures Sunday night into early next week.

Update

Issued 810 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

No changes to the going forecast.

With perfectly clear skies evident on Satellite, nearly calm winds, and a remnant lake-breeze boundary washed onshore, conditions are primed for radiational cooling and (eventually) fog development later this evening into Tonight.

Sheppard

Short Term

Issued 235 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Tonight through Friday:

High pressure will shift further to the east northeast of the region tonight, with another high pressure system shifting east into and northeast of the region Thursday into Friday.

There is an area of patchy dense fog over the nearshore waters of Lake Michigan for areas north of North Point Lighthouse, which may continue to linger there into tonight. This may push back onshore tonight into early Wednesday morning for eastern portions of the area. Kept the fog mention in the forecast for eastern parts of the area for this period. Will have to watch trends to see if a Dense Fog Advisory would be needed at some point.

Otherwise, dry conditions are expected into the end of the week. Temperatures will remain above seasonal normal values as well, with highs into the upper 60s to around 70 degrees each day Wednesday into Friday. Onshore winds each day should bring slightly cooler temperatures to areas near Lake Michigan. Lows each night should rise into the middle to upper 40s by Wednesday night and Thursday night.

Wood

Long Term

Issued 235 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Friday night through Tuesday:

500 mb cluster analysis generally shows an anomalous 500 mb ridge axis developing over the region Friday night into Saturday night, before becoming more zonal Sunday into Monday. This should result in south winds maintaining warm temperatures into the weekend. There may finally be a cold front that shifts slowly southeast across the region Sunday into Sunday night or Monday. This may have enough moisture and upward vertical motion with it to bring 20 to 30 percent chances for showers.

Cold air advection behind the front with north to northeast winds may bring cooler and more seasonable temperatures for early next week. This is supported by ensemble member trends.

Wood

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