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Madison, Wisconsin weather · now

66°

Mostly Sunny

High / Low
78° / 60°
Wind
29 mph E
Humidity
78%
No precipitation expected in the next 1.6 hours.
GoodAir quality PollenTreeLowGrassHighWeedNone
Sun 5:20 AM 8:41 PM 15h 21m
Moon Waxing Gibbous 93% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Madison, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect partly sunny today. Today's high is 78° with a low near 60°.

What to wear today

T-shirt and shorts weather

78°F today — easy summer dressing.

Next 24 hours

55° 70° 85° ↑ 77° ↓ 60° 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM 12 AM 3 AM 6 AM

  1. 9 AM

    66°

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  2. 11 AM

    72°

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  3. 1 PM

    76°

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  4. 3 PM

    77°

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  5. 5 PM

    77°

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  6. 7 PM

    77°

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  7. 9 PM

    71°

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  8. 11 PM

    66°

    1%

  9. 1 AM

    63°

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  10. 3 AM

    62°

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  11. 5 AM

    60°

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  12. 7 AM

    63°

    1%

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7 days

  1. Today 6/27 Partly Sunny 1% 78° · 60°
    1. 9 AM 66° Mostly Sunny
    2. 10 AM 70° Mostly Sunny
    3. 11 AM 72° Partly Sunny
    4. 12 PM 74° Partly Sunny
    5. 1 PM 76° Partly Sunny
    6. 2 PM 77° Partly Sunny
    7. 3 PM 77° Partly Sunny
    8. 4 PM 77° Partly Sunny
    9. 5 PM 77° Partly Sunny
    10. 6 PM 77° Mostly Cloudy
    11. 7 PM 77° Mostly Cloudy
    12. 8 PM 75° Mostly Cloudy
    13. 9 PM 71° Partly Cloudy
    14. 10 PM 69° Partly Cloudy
    15. 11 PM 66° Partly Cloudy 1%
  2. Sun 6/28 Partly Sunny 9% 85° · 74°
    1. 12 AM 65° Partly Cloudy
    2. 1 AM 63° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 62° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 62° Partly Cloudy
    5. 4 AM 61° Partly Cloudy
    6. 5 AM 60° Partly Cloudy
    7. 6 AM 61° Mostly Sunny
    8. 7 AM 63° Mostly Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 66° Mostly Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 70° Mostly Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 74° Mostly Sunny
    12. 11 AM 76° Mostly Sunny
    13. 12 PM 79° Mostly Sunny
    14. 1 PM 80° Mostly Cloudy 5%
    15. 2 PM 82° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    16. 3 PM 83° Mostly Cloudy
    17. 4 PM 83° Mostly Cloudy
    18. 5 PM 85° Mostly Cloudy
    19. 6 PM 84° Mostly Cloudy
    20. 7 PM 84° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    21. 8 PM 83° Mostly Clear 8%
    22. 9 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 8%
    23. 10 PM 79° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    24. 11 PM 78° Mostly Cloudy 8%
  3. Mon 6/29 Sunny 3% 93° · 77°
    1. 12 AM 77° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    2. 1 AM 76° Mostly Cloudy 3%
    3. 2 AM 76° Mostly Cloudy 3%
    4. 3 AM 75° Mostly Cloudy 3%
    5. 4 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 3%
    6. 5 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 3%
    7. 6 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 3%
    8. 7 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 80° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 83° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 85° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 88° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 90° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 92° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 93° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 93° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 93° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 93° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 92° Mostly Clear 1%
    21. 8 PM 89° Mostly Clear 1%
    22. 9 PM 86° Mostly Clear 1%
    23. 10 PM 84° Mostly Clear 1%
    24. 11 PM 83° Mostly Clear 1%
  4. Tue 6/30 Sunny 22% 94° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 82° Partly Cloudy 1%
    2. 1 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 3%
    3. 2 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 3%
    4. 3 AM 79° Partly Cloudy 3%
    5. 4 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 3%
    6. 5 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 3%
    7. 6 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 3%
    8. 7 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 6%
    9. 8 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 6%
    10. 9 AM 81° Sunny 6%
    11. 10 AM 84° Sunny 6%
    12. 11 AM 86° Sunny 6%
    13. 12 PM 89° Sunny 6%
    14. 1 PM 91° Sunny 4%
    15. 2 PM 92° Sunny 4%
    16. 3 PM 93° Sunny 4%
    17. 4 PM 94° Sunny 4%
    18. 5 PM 94° Sunny 4%
    19. 6 PM 93° Mostly Clear 4%
    20. 7 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    21. 8 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    22. 9 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    23. 10 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    24. 11 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
  5. Wed 7/1 Slight Chance Rain Showers 22% 92° · 74°
    1. 12 AM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    2. 1 AM 80° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    3. 2 AM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    4. 3 AM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    5. 4 AM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    6. 5 AM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    7. 6 AM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    8. 7 AM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    9. 8 AM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    10. 9 AM 80° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    11. 10 AM 83° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    12. 11 AM 85° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    13. 12 PM 87° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    14. 1 PM 88° Sunny 5%
    15. 2 PM 90° Sunny 5%
    16. 3 PM 91° Sunny 5%
    17. 4 PM 92° Sunny 5%
    18. 5 PM 92° Sunny 5%
    19. 6 PM 92° Mostly Clear 5%
    20. 7 PM 91° Mostly Clear 13%
    21. 8 PM 88° Mostly Clear 13%
    22. 9 PM 84° Mostly Clear 13%
    23. 10 PM 81° Mostly Clear 13%
    24. 11 PM 80° Mostly Clear 13%
  6. Thu 7/2 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33% 92° · 73°
    1. 12 AM 79° Mostly Clear 13%
    2. 1 AM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    3. 2 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    4. 3 AM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    5. 4 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    6. 5 AM 75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    7. 6 AM 74° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    8. 7 AM 75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    9. 8 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    10. 9 AM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    11. 10 AM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    12. 11 AM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    13. 12 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    14. 1 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    15. 2 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    16. 3 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    17. 4 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    18. 5 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    19. 6 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    20. 7 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    21. 8 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    22. 9 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    23. 10 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    24. 11 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
  7. Fri 7/3 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40% 91° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    2. 1 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    3. 2 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    4. 3 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    5. 4 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    6. 5 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    7. 6 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    8. 7 AM 74° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    9. 8 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    10. 9 AM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    11. 10 AM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    12. 11 AM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    13. 12 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    14. 1 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    15. 2 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    16. 3 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    17. 4 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    18. 5 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    19. 6 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    20. 7 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    21. 8 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Sat 7/4 Thunderstorms 24% 88° · 71°
  2. Sun 7/5 Cloudy 25% 86° · 68°
  3. Mon 7/6 Thunderstorms 22% 86° · 67°
  4. Tue 7/7 Severe Thunderstorms 18% 83° · 72°
  5. Wed 7/8 Thunderstorms 26% 84° · 67°
  6. Thu 7/9 Thunderstorms 32% 78° · 63°
  7. Fri 7/10 Sunny 39% 81° · 60°
  8. Sat 7/11 Sunny 31% 81° · 63°
  9. Sun 7/12 Drizzle 35% 85° · 62°

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.

Sunday, 6/28

Partly Sunny, 85° / 74°

  1. Tomorrow85°74°
  2. Mon93°77°
  3. Tue94°75°
  4. Wed92°74°
  5. Thu92°73°
  6. Fri91°71°

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 61°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Bike9 AM

    comfortable at 66°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf9 AM

    comfortable at 66°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic10 AM

    comfortable at 70°F · light wind (10 mph) · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Magic ShowAnytime

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

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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  1. Wed, Jun 24pending
    High77°——
    Low57°——
  2. Tue, Jun 23pending
    High78°——
    Low60°——
  3. Mon, Jun 22pending
    High76°——
    Low53°——
  4. Sun, Jun 21pending
    High73°——
    Low54°——
  5. Sat, Jun 20pending
    High76°——
    Low55°——

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Madison

Madison in June typically averages 80° highs and 62° lows, with about 14 days of rain. The hottest stretch is June (average high 80°); 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
Jun80°62°14
Jul80°65°17
Aug78°63°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
Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

Forecast details

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