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Madison, WI weather

It is 55°F and mostly clear at Madison, Dane County Regional-Truax Field as of Oct 28, 1:00 AM CDT. Overnight: Mostly Clear, low near 49°F, 1% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 12:31 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

55°F

Mostly Clear

Wind

S 5 mph

Humidity 77% · dew point 48°F

Pressure · visibility

30.14 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Madison, Dane County Regional-Truax Field (KMSN), Oct 28, 1:00 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Madison forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS MKX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the MKX office near Madison.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Wisconsin.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Madison (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM57°FMostly Clear1%S 5 mph
Wed 2 AM55°FMostly Clear1%S 5 mph
Wed 3 AM53°FPartly Cloudy1%SW 5 mph
Wed 4 AM51°FMostly Clear1%SW 5 mph
Wed 5 AM50°FMostly Clear1%S 5 mph
Wed 6 AM49°FSunny1%S 5 mph
Wed 7 AM49°FSunny0%S 5 mph
Wed 8 AM51°FSunny0%S 5 mph
Wed 9 AM55°FSunny0%S 5 mph
Wed 10 AM59°FSunny0%S 5 mph
Wed 11 AM64°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 12 PM67°FSunny0%S 10 mph
Wed 1 PM70°FSunny1%S 10 mph
Wed 2 PM72°FSunny1%S 10 mph
Wed 3 PM72°FSunny1%S 15 mph
Wed 4 PM72°FSunny1%S 15 mph
Wed 5 PM71°FSunny1%S 15 mph
Wed 6 PM69°FMostly Clear4%S 15 mph
Wed 7 PM67°FMostly Clear6%S 15 mph
Wed 8 PM65°FMostly Clear7%S 20 mph
Wed 9 PM65°FMostly Clear8%S 20 mph
Wed 10 PM65°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms19%S 20 mph
Wed 11 PM64°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms30%S 20 mph
Thu 12 AM64°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms41%S 20 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Madison can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 49°F

Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 73°F·Low 57°F

Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 66°F·Low 40°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 10 to 15 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 61°F·Low 45°F

A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday

High 61°F·Low 49°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday

High 66°F·Low 50°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday

High 65°F·Low 48°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday

High 61°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Madison is served by the National Weather Service MKX forecast office, forecast zone WIZ063, county zone WIC025.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Madison (43.0878, -89.4299), in Dane County. Population: 285,300 (2024 estimate), number 2 of the 42 Wisconsin cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KMKX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/43.0878,-89.4299 (forecast issued Oct 28, 12:31 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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