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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Madison Municipal Airport (KMDS)

Lat: 44.02°NLon: 97.09°WElev: 1718ft.

Fair

52°F

11°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed NW 10 mph
Barometer 30.22 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill49°F (9°C)
Last update 3 Oct 11:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Vilas SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Vilas SD
 44°N 97.6°W (Elev. 1476 ft)
Last Update:
10:28 pm CDT Oct 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm CDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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