Observed 10:55 AM CDT at KMSN

Dane, WI weather

Sunny and 63°17°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south. 58–15 mph24 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 61Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

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

Good hours for

High 70°21° today at 4 PM
Low 52°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 54°12° by 10 AM · 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 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	56%	67%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	52%	61%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	49%	27%	3
Sat 2p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	49%	46%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	49%	32%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	47%	60%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	49%	65%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	52%	62%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	56%	76%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	87%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	64%	82%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	64%	61%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	83%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	75%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	66%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	72%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	71%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	81%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	82%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	76%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	69%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	53%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	60%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	64%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	67%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	71%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	74%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	76%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	72%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	68%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	66%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	75%	64%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	64%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	72%	66%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	71%	80%	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	71%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	71%	85%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	74%	83%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	71%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	71%	87%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	87%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	68%	87%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	89%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	84%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	64%	86%	1

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
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 10 to 15 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
51°11°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. 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
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 59°15°, low 42°6°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind around 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 63°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  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 63. Southeast wind around 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
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°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 65. 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
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 63°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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 63. 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
60°16°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 52°11° / 35°2°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 55°13°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.6 in15 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.34 in8.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 59°15°, low 48°9°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.58 in15 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4.1 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
56°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
42°6°–56°13°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 59°, low 42°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–69°; 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

Spring Creek at Lodi

5.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 13 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Yahara River at Windsor

7.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 15 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Wisconsin River below Prairie Du Sac Dam

12 mi

Flow: 4,210 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:03 AM · NWS gauge page

Yahara River at Madison-Lake Mendota

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.8 ft

Reading from Sat 10 AM · 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, 12:00 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

Dane 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: 5:20–6:18 PM; Morning 7:05–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:18–6:29 PM; Morning 6:53–7:05 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 76% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:35 AM · rises 4:59 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Dane, WI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Spring Creek at Lodi

Yahara River at Windsor

Wisconsin River below Prairie Du Sac Dam

Yahara River at Madison-Lake Mendota

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