Heavy to Excessive Rains in The Four Corners Region and Midwest; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms could bring a flash flooding threat across the Four Corners region and from the mid-Mississippi Valley into the lower Great Lakes. Hot temperatures and high humidity will continue to challenge daily records from the Southern Plains to the lower Mississippi Valley. Read More >

Current conditions at

Madison, Madison-Lac Qui Parle County Airport (KDXX)

Lat: 44.98°NLon: 96.18°WElev: 1077ft.

Light Rain

61°F

16°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed N 8 mph
Barometer 30.20 in
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 16 Sep 7:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Dawson MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 76 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers, mainly after 1am.  Low around 60. East wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm.  High near 69. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    High: 69 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 1am.  Cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Cloudy, with a high near 67. North northeast wind around 10 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers.  Cloudy, with a low around 53. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Showers, mainly after 1am. Low around 60. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 69. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Cloudy, with a high near 67. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 53. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Dawson MN
 44.94°N 96.03°W (Elev. 1027 ft)
5:22 pm CDT Sep 16, 2026
7pm CDT Sep 16, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 23, 2026
 
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