Observed 12:40 PM CDT at KMSN

Cottage Grove, WI weather

Sunny and 70°21°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 13 mph20 km/h; From the south. 58–13 mph20 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 52Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (65°18° then, 67°19° now)

Good hours for

High 71°22° today at 4 PM
Low 52°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 70°21° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 11 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 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	47%	15%	2
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	47%	23%	2
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	45%	21%	1
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	42%	43%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	45%	63%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	64%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	70%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	57%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	59%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	73%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	67%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	90%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	82%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	75%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	72%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	70%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	52%	68%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	51%	60%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	71%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	72%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	77%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	73%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	70%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	67%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	66%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	66%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	67%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	80%	68%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	75%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	86%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	86%	83%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	86%	84%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	83%	79%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	83%	84%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	83%	86%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	84%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	71%	79%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	64%	82%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	59%	89%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	53%	91%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 64°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 67°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 52°11° / 35°2°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.5 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
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 35°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 62°17°, low 53°12°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  40% 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 55°13°, low 47°8°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.23 in5.7 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–64°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–57°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 44°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 55–70°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MKX) (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

Yahara River at McFarland-Lk. Waubesa

7.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 526 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Yahara River at Madison-Lake Mendota

8.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.7 ft

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Yahara River at Madison-Lake Monona

9.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Yahara River at Windsor

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 15 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 90% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 139

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–9:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Madison Dane County Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1869–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+4°+2°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+10°+5°ThuOct 22
+12°+7°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Cottage Grove weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 38 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 39 min less
Golden hour: 5:20–6:17 PM; Morning 7:03–8:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:17–6:28 PM; Morning 6:52–7:03 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 74% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:33 AM · rises 4:58 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Cottage Grove. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Cottage Grove, WI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Yahara River at McFarland-Lk. Waubesa

Yahara River at Madison-Lake Mendota

Yahara River at Madison-Lake Monona

Yahara River at Windsor

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