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Madison, Wisconsin weather · now

81°

Clear

Feels
85°
High / Low
88° / 62°
Wind
21 mph WSW
Humidity
74%
Light precipitation starts at 5:00 AM (26 min), lasting roughly 15 min.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 23% · 6 AM

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Sun 5:34 AM 8:33 PM 14h 58m
Moon Waxing Crescent 14% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Madison, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect slight chance rain showers then mostly sunny today. Today's high is 88° with a low near 62°.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

88°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

60° 80° 95° ↑ 87° ↓ 65° 4 AM 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM

  1. 4 AM

    76°

    9%

  2. 6 AM

    76°

    23%

  3. 8 AM

    79°

    16%

  4. 10 AM

    81°

    5%

  5. 12 PM

    85°

    0%

  6. 2 PM

    87°

    0%

  7. 4 PM

    87°

    0%

  8. 6 PM

    85°

    0%

  9. 8 PM

    81°

    0%

  10. 10 PM

    74°

    0%

  11. 12 AM

    70°

    0%

  12. 2 AM

    67°

    0%

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7 days

  1. Today 7/18 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny 23% 88° · 62°
    1. 4 AM 76° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    2. 5 AM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    3. 6 AM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23%
    4. 7 AM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    5. 8 AM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    6. 9 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 4%
    7. 10 AM 81° Mostly Sunny 5%
    8. 11 AM 82° Mostly Sunny
    9. 12 PM 85° Mostly Sunny
    10. 1 PM 86° Mostly Sunny
    11. 2 PM 87° Mostly Sunny
    12. 3 PM 87° Mostly Sunny
    13. 4 PM 87° Mostly Sunny
    14. 5 PM 86° Mostly Sunny
    15. 6 PM 85° Partly Cloudy
    16. 7 PM 84° Partly Cloudy
    17. 8 PM 81° Partly Cloudy
    18. 9 PM 77° Partly Cloudy
    19. 10 PM 74° Partly Cloudy
    20. 11 PM 71° Partly Cloudy
  2. Sun 7/19 Areas Of Smoke 2% 82° · 65°
    1. 12 AM 70° Partly Cloudy
    2. 1 AM 68° Patchy Smoke
    3. 2 AM 67° Areas Of Smoke
    4. 3 AM 65° Areas Of Smoke
    5. 4 AM 64° Areas Of Smoke
    6. 5 AM 63° Areas Of Smoke
    7. 6 AM 63° Areas Of Smoke
    8. 7 AM 65° Areas Of Smoke
    9. 8 AM 67° Areas Of Smoke
    10. 9 AM 71° Areas Of Smoke
    11. 10 AM 73° Areas Of Smoke
    12. 11 AM 75° Areas Of Smoke
    13. 12 PM 77° Areas Of Smoke
    14. 1 PM 79° Areas Of Smoke
    15. 2 PM 80° Areas Of Smoke
    16. 3 PM 81° Areas Of Smoke
    17. 4 PM 81° Areas Of Smoke
    18. 5 PM 81° Patchy Smoke
    19. 6 PM 81° Patchy Smoke
    20. 7 PM 81° Partly Cloudy
    21. 8 PM 79° Partly Cloudy
    22. 9 PM 76° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 71° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 69° Mostly Clear
  3. Mon 7/20 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64% 88° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 68° Partly Cloudy
    2. 1 AM 67° Partly Cloudy 2%
    3. 2 AM 67° Partly Cloudy 2%
    4. 3 AM 66° Partly Cloudy 2%
    5. 4 AM 66° Partly Cloudy 2%
    6. 5 AM 66° Partly Cloudy 2%
    7. 6 AM 66° Mostly Sunny 2%
    8. 7 AM 67° Chance Rain Showers 50%
    9. 8 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 50%
    10. 9 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 50%
    11. 10 AM 76° Chance Rain Showers 50%
    12. 11 AM 78° Chance Rain Showers 50%
    13. 12 PM 80° Chance Rain Showers 50%
    14. 1 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    15. 2 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    16. 3 PM 85° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    17. 4 PM 86° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    18. 5 PM 87° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    19. 6 PM 86° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    20. 7 PM 85° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    21. 8 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    22. 9 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    23. 10 PM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    24. 11 PM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
  4. Tue 7/21 Chance Rain Showers then Sunny 32% 82° · 57°
    1. 12 AM 75° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    2. 1 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    3. 2 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    4. 3 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    5. 4 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    6. 5 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    7. 6 AM 69° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    8. 7 AM 69° Sunny 8%
    9. 8 AM 71° Sunny 8%
    10. 9 AM 73° Sunny 8%
    11. 10 AM 76° Sunny 8%
    12. 11 AM 78° Sunny 8%
    13. 12 PM 79° Sunny 8%
    14. 1 PM 81° Sunny 6%
    15. 2 PM 81° Sunny 6%
    16. 3 PM 82° Sunny 6%
    17. 4 PM 81° Sunny 6%
    18. 5 PM 81° Sunny 6%
    19. 6 PM 79° Mostly Clear 6%
    20. 7 PM 78° Mostly Clear 3%
    21. 8 PM 74° Mostly Clear 3%
    22. 9 PM 71° Mostly Clear 3%
    23. 10 PM 68° Mostly Clear 3%
    24. 11 PM 66° Mostly Clear 3%
  5. Wed 7/22 Sunny 2% 78° · 57°
    1. 12 AM 65° Mostly Clear 3%
    2. 1 AM 63° Mostly Clear 1%
    3. 2 AM 61° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 59° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 58° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 57° Mostly Clear 1%
    7. 6 AM 57° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 58° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 61° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 64° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 67° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 70° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 72° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 74° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 75° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 76° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 77° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 77° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 77° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 75° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 73° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 69° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 66° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 64° Mostly Clear
  6. Thu 7/23 Sunny 16% 81° · 61°
    1. 12 AM 63° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 62° Mostly Clear 2%
    3. 2 AM 60° Mostly Clear 2%
    4. 3 AM 59° Mostly Clear 2%
    5. 4 AM 59° Mostly Clear 2%
    6. 5 AM 58° Mostly Clear 2%
    7. 6 AM 59° Sunny 2%
    8. 7 AM 60° Sunny 5%
    9. 8 AM 63° Sunny 5%
    10. 9 AM 67° Sunny 5%
    11. 10 AM 71° Sunny 5%
    12. 11 AM 74° Sunny 5%
    13. 12 PM 76° Sunny 5%
    14. 1 PM 77° Sunny 8%
    15. 2 PM 79° Sunny 8%
    16. 3 PM 79° Sunny 8%
    17. 4 PM 80° Sunny 8%
    18. 5 PM 80° Sunny 8%
    19. 6 PM 79° Mostly Clear 8%
    20. 7 PM 78° Mostly Clear 6%
    21. 8 PM 75° Mostly Clear 6%
    22. 9 PM 72° Mostly Clear 6%
    23. 10 PM 69° Mostly Clear 6%
    24. 11 PM 67° Mostly Clear 6%
  7. Fri 7/24 Slight Chance Rain Showers 18% 82° · —
    1. 12 AM 66° Mostly Clear 6%
    2. 1 AM 65° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    3. 2 AM 64° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    4. 3 AM 63° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    5. 4 AM 62° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    6. 5 AM 62° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    7. 6 AM 62° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    8. 7 AM 63° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    9. 8 AM 66° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    10. 9 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    11. 10 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    12. 11 AM 75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    13. 12 PM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    14. 1 PM 79° Mostly Sunny 14%
    15. 2 PM 80° Mostly Sunny 14%
    16. 3 PM 81° Mostly Sunny 14%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Sat 7/25 Cloudy 11% 76° · 59°
  2. Sun 7/26 Drizzle 8% 84° · 64°
  3. Mon 7/27 Drizzle 10% 87° · 68°
  4. Tue 7/28 Cloudy 16% 74° · 59°
  5. Wed 7/29 Cloudy 32% 76° · 56°
  6. Thu 7/30 Cloudy 19% 80° · 60°
  7. Fri 7/31 Drizzle 26% 84° · 66°
  8. Sat 8/1 Rain Showers 33% 87° · 71°
  9. Sun 8/2 Cloudy 24% — · —

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.

Wednesday, 7/22

Sunny, 78° / 57°

  1. Tomorrow82°65°
  2. Mon88°69°
  3. Tue82°57°
  4. Wed78°57°
  5. Thu81°61°
  6. Fri82°

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 63°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Bike6 AM

    comfortable at 76°F · light wind (10 mph) · slight chance of rain (23%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf7 AM

    comfortable at 77°F · light wind (10 mph) · slight chance of rain (16%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic6 AM

    comfortable at 76°F · light wind (10 mph) · slight chance of rain (23%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
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    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Saturday
A slight chance of rain showers before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Monday
A chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Forecast details

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