Outdoor conditions in

Madison

Wisconsin

Needs attention

Current concerns

Outside today

Storms may interrupt the day.

Thunder chances reach 75% within the next 12 hours.

Madison representative view

Right now81°Clear
Rain
75%peak today
Wind
9 mphgusts to 23
Air
47US AQI · Good

How today changes

The next 24 hours

Thunderstorms may interrupt the day, with the strongest signal in the next 12 hours.

  1. 82°64% rainGusts 21 mph
  2. 81°75% rainGusts 21 mph
  3. 81°57% rainGusts 21 mph
  4. 80°42% rainGusts 21 mph
  5. 79°23% rainGusts 18 mph
  6. 79°7% rainGusts 16 mph
  7. 78°13% rainGusts 15 mph
  8. 77°11% rainGusts 14 mph
  9. 75°6% rainGusts 14 mph
  10. 74°4% rainGusts 14 mph
  11. 73°6% rainGusts 15 mph
  12. 73°11% rainGusts 16 mph
  13. 73°15% rainGusts 18 mph
  14. 73°18% rainGusts 20 mph
  15. 73°18% rainGusts 22 mph
  16. 73°28% rainGusts 23 mph
  17. 73°31% rainGusts 23 mph
  18. 73°26% rainGusts 22 mph
  19. 73°31% rainGusts 21 mph
  20. 74°25% rainGusts 21 mph
  21. 76°26% rainGusts 21 mph
  22. 78°20% rainGusts 21 mph
  23. 80°18% rainGusts 21 mph
  24. 83°21% rainGusts 20 mph
See the full 24 hours
  1. 82°64% rainGusts 21 mph
  2. 81°75% rainGusts 21 mph
  3. 81°57% rainGusts 21 mph
  4. 80°42% rainGusts 21 mph
  5. 79°23% rainGusts 18 mph
  6. 79°7% rainGusts 16 mph
  7. 78°13% rainGusts 15 mph
  8. 77°11% rainGusts 14 mph
  9. 75°6% rainGusts 14 mph
  10. 74°4% rainGusts 14 mph
  11. 73°6% rainGusts 15 mph
  12. 73°11% rainGusts 16 mph
  13. 73°15% rainGusts 18 mph
  14. 73°18% rainGusts 20 mph
  15. 73°18% rainGusts 22 mph
  16. 73°28% rainGusts 23 mph
  17. 73°31% rainGusts 23 mph
  18. 73°26% rainGusts 22 mph
  19. 73°31% rainGusts 21 mph
  20. 74°25% rainGusts 21 mph
  21. 76°26% rainGusts 21 mph
  22. 78°20% rainGusts 21 mph
  23. 80°18% rainGusts 21 mph
  24. 83°21% rainGusts 20 mph

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today carries a thunderstorm chance.

Rain
75%
Wind
21 mph
Mon

Monday carries a thunderstorm chance.

Rain
31%
Wind
23 mph
Tue

Tuesday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
28%
Wind
12 mph
Wed

Wednesday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
30%
Wind
16 mph
Thu

Thursday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
35%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 82° / 73°Today carries a thunderstorm chance.75% rain · Wind 21 mph
  2. 87° / 73°Monday carries a thunderstorm chance.31% rain · Wind 23 mph
  3. 88° / 71°Tuesday looks fairly quiet.28% rain · Wind 12 mph
  4. 89° / 72°Wednesday looks fairly quiet.30% rain · Wind 16 mph
  5. 85° / 69°Thursday looks fairly quiet.35% rain · Wind 10 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Sky check

Light smoke overhead

Satellite view · Updated Sun 12:41 PM

Air near ground47 · Good US AQI

See smoke map
How we know

Air quality describes Madison Area, about 2 miles from this place.

Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.

Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters

Rain, in motion

Madison radar

Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 1:20 PM CDT.

Radar loads when you reach it.
LightHeavy
Sun, 1:20 PM CDT

The map shows NOAA/NWS base reflectivity around Madison for the selected time. Brighter colors indicate stronger radar returns; the timeline above provides the rain outlook without requiring the map.

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