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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Madison, Dane County Regional-Truax Field (KMSN)

Lat: 43.14°NLon: 89.35°WElev: 860ft.

Light Drizzle Fog/Mist

38°F

3°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1009.4 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 1.75 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 27 Dec 9:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Madison, Dane County Regional-Truax Field WI

Wind Advisory December 28, 06:00pm until December 29, 06:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory December 28, 06:00pm until December 29, 12:00pm
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Wind Advisory
Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of drizzle before 3am, then a slight chance of drizzle after 4am. Widespread fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 40 °F

    Chance
    Drizzle and
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain, mainly after 9am. Widespread fog, mainly before 11am. High near 47. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 47 °F

    Rain and Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 7pm. Widespread blowing snow after 8pm. Low around 14. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 14 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of snow before noon. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 24. West wind around 10 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 24. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.

    Low: 6 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of drizzle before 3am, then a slight chance of drizzle after 4am. Widespread fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday
Rain, mainly after 9am. Widespread fog, mainly before 11am. High near 47. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 7pm. Widespread blowing snow after 8pm. Low around 14. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of snow before noon. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 24. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 24. West wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 3.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
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Point Forecast:
Madison, Dane County Regional-Truax Field WI
 43.13°N 89.33°W (Elev. 850 ft)
Last Update:
9:56 pm CST Dec 27, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10pm CST Dec 27, 2025-6pm CST Jan 3, 2026
 
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