Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall Friday

Severe thunderstorms capable of large hail and damaging wind gusts appear possible over the central and southern High Plains and eastern Kansas into Missouri Friday afternoon and evening. Rounds of storms Friday ahead of a slow moving frontal boundary will bring locally heavy rainfall and scattered flash flooding potential to the Mid-Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee Valleys, and the Appalachians. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Madison, Dane County Regional-Truax Field (KMSN)

Lat: 43.14°NLon: 89.35°WElev: 860ft.

Partly Cloudy

79°F

26°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.85 in (1010.3 mb)
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 9 Jul 7:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Madison WI

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm.  Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 65 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny through mid morning, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 66. Calm wind.

    Low: 66 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny through mid morning, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 66. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 90.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Madison WI
 43.05°N 89.4°W (Elev. 869 ft)
8:37 pm CDT Jul 9, 2026
8pm CDT Jul 9, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 16, 2026
 
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