Observed 7:53 AM CDT at KCPS

Madison, IL weather

Sunny and 45°7°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 45°7°, dew point 45°7° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 70Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (46°8° then, 45°7° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 77°25° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (75°24° → 63°17°)

This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	23%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	31%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	69%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	77%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	78%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	79%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	75%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	36%	59%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	33%	48%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	43%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	72°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	41%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	40%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	40%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	40%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	23%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	16%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	25%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	38%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	45%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	35%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	33%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	62%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	61%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	70%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	72%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	68%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	68%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	77%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	40%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	39%	81%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	38%	81%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	36%	81%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	84%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	86%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	90%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	94%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	91%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 63°17°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	86%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 63°17°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	84%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 63°17°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	96%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 63°17° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 61°16°. Typical 63°17° / 43°6°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–82°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 43°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 63°17°. Typical 62°17° / 43°6°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  50% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 43°6°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 59°15°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–67°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 42°6°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 52°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Highs 68–81°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LSX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Mississippi River at St. Louis

5.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.1 ft
Flow: 172,000 cfs

Forecast peak 7.9 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Mel Price (Alton) Lock and Dam

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.7 ft
Flow: 123,000 cfs

Forecast peak 7.5 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Missouri River at St. Charles

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.3 ft
Flow: 64,100 cfs

Forecast peak 12.3 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Alton

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 18.4 ft

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 84% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 73

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

St. Louis Lambert International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1874–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Madison weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:26 PM; Morning 7:02–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:36 PM; Morning 6:51–7:02 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 37% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:34 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Madison. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,200 ft, 5 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Madison, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mississippi River at St. Louis

Mississippi River at Mel Price (Alton) Lock and Dam

Missouri River at St. Charles

Mississippi River at Alton

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon