Observed 6:53 AM CDT at KMSN

McFarland, WI weather

Mostly cloudy and 55°13°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 69Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.35 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

9°5° warmer than this time yesterday (46°8° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 71°22° today at 4 PM

This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° 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 7a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	62%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	88%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	62%	80%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	58%	84%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	52%	69%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	49%	71%	2
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	45%	58%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	45%	70%	1
Sat 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	44%	70%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	47%	69%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	50%	67%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	54%	80%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	66%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	95%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	95%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	91%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	91%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	76%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	87%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	89%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	74%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	73%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	70%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	70%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	65%	44%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	25%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	52%	66%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	49%	61%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	66%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	71%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	57%	78%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	72%	73%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	68%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	60%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	59%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	62%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	71%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	60%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	78%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	93%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	77%	97%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	93%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 0 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 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. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 73°23°).
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 43°6°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  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: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East 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
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  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 48. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  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
61°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 65°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. 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
39°4°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 52°11° / 35°2°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% 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
58°14°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–62°17°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 58°14°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.64 in16 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.32 in8.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.25 in6.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.31 in7.8 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
43°6°–58°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 61°, low 43°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–70°; chance of precipitation on 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

1.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 521 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Yahara River at Madison-Lake Monona

6.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Yahara River at Madison-Lake Mendota

6.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.8 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Yahara River at Windsor

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 14 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 139

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 38 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 38 min less
Golden hour: 5:20–6:18 PM; Morning 7:03–8:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:18–6:29 PM; Morning 6:52–7:03 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 82% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:34 AM · rises 4:58 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

McFarland, 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 Monona

Yahara River at Madison-Lake Mendota

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