Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Current conditions at

Madison, Dane County Regional-Truax Field (KMSN)

Lat: 43.14°NLon: 89.35°WElev: 860ft.

Partly Cloudy

14°F

-10°C

Humidity	64%
Wind Speed	NW 8 mph
Barometer	30.06 in (1019.6 mb)
Dewpoint	4°F (-16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	3°F (-16°C)
Last update	14 Jan 11:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Monona WI

Overnight
Low: 10 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 24 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 22 °F
Snow Likely
then Wintry
Mix Likely
Friday
High: 35 °F
Snow Likely
Friday Night
Low: 11 °F
Chance Snow
Saturday
High: 16 °F
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 3 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 15 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 2 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values between zero and 5. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 24. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Snow likely before 3am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Cloudy, with a low around 22. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday

Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. West wind around 10 mph.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.

M.L.King Day

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9.