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Madison, Wisconsin weather · now

72°

Light Rain

Feels
73°
High / Low
82° / 67°
Wind
37 mph S
Humidity
94%
Currently precipitating; clearing around 11:30 AM (48 min).

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 81% · 10 AM

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Sun 5:59 AM 8:06 PM 14h 7m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Madison, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect showers and thunderstorms then showers and thunderstorms likely today. Today's high is 82° with a low near 67°. 1 active weather alert in effect.

What to wear today

Rain jacket and umbrella

Plan for showers (81%). Skip cotton or anything that dries slow.

Next 24 hours

60° 75° 85° ↑ 82° ↓ 67° 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM 7 AM

  1. 10 AM

    73°

    81%

  2. 12 PM

    76°

    37%

  3. 2 PM

    79°

    17%

  4. 4 PM

    81°

    11%

  5. 6 PM

    81°

    11%

  6. 8 PM

    77°

    4%

  7. 10 PM

    73°

    5%

  8. 12 AM

    71°

    7%

  9. 2 AM

    69°

    4%

  10. 4 AM

    68°

    5%

  11. 6 AM

    67°

    10%

  12. 8 AM

    70°

    18%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 81% 82° · 67°
    1. 10 AM 73° Showers And Thunderstorms 81%
    2. 11 AM 75° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 72%
    3. 12 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
    4. 1 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    5. 2 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    6. 3 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    7. 4 PM 81° Mostly Sunny 11%
    8. 5 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 13%
    9. 6 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 11%
    10. 7 PM 80° Mostly Cloudy 6%
    11. 8 PM 77° Mostly Cloudy 4%
    12. 9 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 2%
    13. 10 PM 73° Partly Cloudy 5%
    14. 11 PM 72° Mostly Cloudy 13%
  2. Wed 8/12 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24% 84° · 67°
    1. 12 AM 71° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    2. 1 AM 70° Patchy Fog 7%
    3. 2 AM 69° Patchy Fog 4%
    4. 3 AM 68° Patchy Fog 4%
    5. 4 AM 68° Areas Of Fog 5%
    6. 5 AM 68° Areas Of Fog 10%
    7. 6 AM 67° Areas Of Fog 10%
    8. 7 AM 68° Patchy Fog 10%
    9. 8 AM 70° Patchy Fog 18%
    10. 9 AM 72° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    11. 10 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    12. 11 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    13. 12 PM 78° Partly Sunny 9%
    14. 1 PM 80° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    15. 2 PM 81° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    16. 3 PM 82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    17. 4 PM 82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    18. 5 PM 82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    19. 6 PM 81° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    20. 7 PM 80° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    21. 8 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 11%
    22. 9 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 11%
    23. 10 PM 72° Partly Cloudy 11%
    24. 11 PM 71° Partly Cloudy 11%
  3. Thu 8/13 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30% 81° · 61°
    1. 12 AM 70° Partly Cloudy 11%
    2. 1 AM 70° Partly Cloudy 9%
    3. 2 AM 69° Partly Cloudy 9%
    4. 3 AM 69° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    5. 4 AM 68° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    6. 5 AM 68° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    7. 6 AM 68° Partly Sunny 9%
    8. 7 AM 68° Chance Rain Showers 30%
    9. 8 AM 69° Chance Rain Showers 30%
    10. 9 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 30%
    11. 10 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    12. 11 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    13. 12 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    14. 1 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    15. 2 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    16. 3 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    17. 4 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    18. 5 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    19. 6 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    20. 7 PM 76° Mostly Cloudy 5%
    21. 8 PM 74° Mostly Cloudy 5%
    22. 9 PM 73° Mostly Cloudy 5%
    23. 10 PM 72° Mostly Cloudy 5%
    24. 11 PM 71° Partly Cloudy 5%
  4. Fri 8/14 Partly Sunny 60% 77° · 60°
    1. 12 AM 70° Partly Cloudy 5%
    2. 1 AM 69° Partly Cloudy 2%
    3. 2 AM 67° Partly Cloudy 2%
    4. 3 AM 65° Partly Cloudy 2%
    5. 4 AM 64° Partly Cloudy 2%
    6. 5 AM 63° Partly Cloudy 2%
    7. 6 AM 62° Mostly Sunny 2%
    8. 7 AM 62° Mostly Sunny 4%
    9. 8 AM 63° Mostly Sunny 4%
    10. 9 AM 64° Partly Sunny 4%
    11. 10 AM 66° Partly Sunny 4%
    12. 11 AM 68° Partly Sunny 4%
    13. 12 PM 71° Partly Sunny 4%
    14. 1 PM 72° Partly Sunny 8%
    15. 2 PM 74° Mostly Sunny 8%
    16. 3 PM 75° Mostly Sunny 8%
    17. 4 PM 76° Mostly Sunny 8%
    18. 5 PM 75° Mostly Sunny 8%
    19. 6 PM 74° Partly Cloudy 8%
    20. 7 PM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    21. 8 PM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    22. 9 PM 67° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    23. 10 PM 65° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    24. 11 PM 64° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
  5. Sat 8/15 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 70% 77° · 65°
    1. 12 AM 63° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    2. 1 AM 62° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    3. 2 AM 62° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    4. 3 AM 61° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    5. 4 AM 61° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    6. 5 AM 61° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    7. 6 AM 61° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    8. 7 AM 62° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 70%
    9. 8 AM 64° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 70%
    10. 9 AM 66° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 70%
    11. 10 AM 68° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 70%
    12. 11 AM 70° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 70%
    13. 12 PM 71° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 70%
    14. 1 PM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    15. 2 PM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    16. 3 PM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    17. 4 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    18. 5 PM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    19. 6 PM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    20. 7 PM 73° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    21. 8 PM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    22. 9 PM 70° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    23. 10 PM 69° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    24. 11 PM 68° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
  6. Sun 8/16 Rain Showers Likely 68% 78° · 61°
    1. 12 AM 68° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    2. 1 AM 68° Rain Showers Likely 68%
    3. 2 AM 68° Rain Showers Likely 68%
    4. 3 AM 67° Rain Showers Likely 68%
    5. 4 AM 67° Rain Showers Likely 68%
    6. 5 AM 66° Rain Showers Likely 68%
    7. 6 AM 66° Rain Showers Likely 68%
    8. 7 AM 66° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    9. 8 AM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    10. 9 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    11. 10 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    12. 11 AM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    13. 12 PM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    14. 1 PM 75° Mostly Cloudy 13%
    15. 2 PM 76° Mostly Cloudy 13%
    16. 3 PM 77° Mostly Cloudy 13%
    17. 4 PM 77° Mostly Cloudy 13%
    18. 5 PM 77° Mostly Cloudy 13%
    19. 6 PM 76° Mostly Cloudy 13%
    20. 7 PM 74° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    21. 8 PM 72° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    22. 9 PM 70° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    23. 10 PM 68° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    24. 11 PM 67° Mostly Cloudy 10%
  7. Mon 8/17 Mostly Sunny 15% 77° · 60°
    1. 12 AM 66° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    2. 1 AM 66° Partly Cloudy 9%
    3. 2 AM 65° Partly Cloudy 9%
    4. 3 AM 64° Partly Cloudy 9%
    5. 4 AM 63° Partly Cloudy 9%
    6. 5 AM 62° Partly Cloudy 9%
    7. 6 AM 62° Mostly Sunny 9%
    8. 7 AM 63° Partly Sunny 6%
    9. 8 AM 65° Partly Sunny 6%
    10. 9 AM 67° Partly Sunny 6%
    11. 10 AM 70° Partly Sunny 6%
    12. 11 AM 72° Partly Sunny 6%
    13. 12 PM 73° Partly Sunny 6%
    14. 1 PM 75° Mostly Sunny 4%
    15. 2 PM 76° Mostly Sunny 4%
    16. 3 PM 77° Mostly Sunny 4%
    17. 4 PM 77° Mostly Sunny 4%
    18. 5 PM 76° Mostly Sunny 4%
    19. 6 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 4%
    20. 7 PM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    21. 8 PM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    22. 9 PM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Drizzle 15% 79° · 58°
  2. Wed 8/19 Drizzle 21% 81° · 61°
  3. Thu 8/20 Drizzle 17% 81° · 64°
  4. Fri 8/21 Drizzle 16% 91° · 61°
  5. Sat 8/22 Cloudy 25% 69° · 53°
  6. Sun 8/23 Sunny 12% 66° · 46°
  7. Mon 8/24 Sunny 27% 71° · 45°
  8. Tue 8/25 Cloudy 35% 73° · 48°
  9. Wed 8/26 Drizzle 20% 81° · 56°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Monday, 8/17

Mostly Sunny, 77° / 60°

  1. Tomorrow84°67°
  2. Thu81°61°
  3. Fri77°60°
  4. Sat77°65°
  5. Sun78°61°
  6. Mon77°60°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • RunTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 62°F · light wind (10 mph) · no rain expected · rain should clear by 1 PM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 67°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (10%) · rain should clear by 2 PM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf2 PM

    comfortable at 79°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (17%) · rain should clear by 2 PM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic2 PM

    comfortable at 79°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (17%) · rain should clear by 2 PM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
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    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

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Climate normals

What weather to expect in Madison

Madison in August typically averages 77° highs and 62° lows, with about 16 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 82°); the coldest is January (average low 11°). April is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan25°11°9
Feb32°17°9
Mar49°30°14
Apr58°40°18
May67°49°10
Jun78°61°17
Jul82°67°15
Aug77°62°16
Sep75°57°7
Oct64°48°12
Nov47°34°14
Dec30°17°12

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
Showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 11am and 4pm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Areas of fog before 8am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of rain showers between 7am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 10 mph.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
MKX 38,64
Radar station
KMKX
Time zone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
43.073, -89.401