Outdoor conditions in

Cottage Grove

Wisconsin

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 54°Chance Rain Showers48% rain93% humidityGusts 15 mph
  2. 55°Rain Showers Likely69% rain90% humidityGusts 16 mph
  3. 56°Rain Showers78% rain90% humidityGusts 16 mph
  4. 56°Rain Showers87% rain93% humidityGusts 16 mph
  5. 57°Rain Showers96% rain93% humidityGusts 15 mph
  6. 57°Rain Showers99% rain96% humidityGusts 14 mph
  7. 57°Rain Showers100% rain96% humidityGusts 13 mph
  8. 57°Rain Showers98% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  9. 57°Rain Showers94% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  10. 58°Rain Showers78% rain96% humidityGusts 12 mph
  11. 57°Rain Showers76% rain96% humidityGusts 12 mph
  12. 56°Rain Showers Likely73% rain96% humidityGusts 14 mph
  13. 55°Rain Showers Likely59% rain96% humidityGusts 18 mph
  14. 54°Chance Rain Showers33% rain96% humidityGusts 22 mph
  15. 53°Chance Rain Showers35% rain96% humidityGusts 24 mph
  16. 52°Chance Rain Showers34% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  17. 51°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  18. 49°Cloudy9% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  19. 49°Mostly Cloudy6% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  20. 48°Mostly Cloudy4% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  21. 47°Mostly Cloudy6% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  22. 46°Mostly Cloudy8% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  23. 45°Mostly Cloudy12% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  24. 46°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain96% humidityGusts 26 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
90–100%
Wind
24 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
50%
Humidity
61–100%
Wind
31 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–100%
Wind
20 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
44–79%
Wind
25 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
50–93%
Wind
16 mph
  1. 58° / 53°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 90–100% · Wind 24 mph
  2. 53° / 40°Friday has a real shower chance.50% rain · Humidity 61–100% · Wind 31 mph
  3. 56° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–100% · Wind 20 mph
  4. 63° / 40°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 44–79% · Wind 25 mph
  5. 65° / 42°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 50–93% · Wind 16 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Madison Area · Updated Thu 8:26 AM
19GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground19 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Cottage Grove radar

Radar animation for Cottage Grove, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 10 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
93%
Wind
10 mph
Gusts
15 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

Nearby regional view

Explore Madison

About 11 miles away, the Madison hub looks more deeply at Madison, WI. It reflects that wider area rather than Cottage Grove’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Madison Area, about 11 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Cottage Grove, WI, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.