Madison, SD Weather Forecast
Lake County, South Dakota
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Madison, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Madison, SD at a glance
Madison is home to about 6,091 people in Lake County, across 4.6 square miles. It ranks 17th by population of 28 places in South Dakota with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Dell Rapids, 23 miles away.
- County
- Lake County
- Population
- 6,091 2023 est.
- Land area
- 4.6 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,320
- Forecast point
- 44.0062°N, 97.1085°W
How well can the network see Madison?
The nearest Doppler radar is KFSD (Sioux Falls, SD), to the SSE. Its lowest scan passes about 2,200 ft above Madison. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Madison is closer to its radar than 64% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KMDS (Madison Muni). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Madison
- Dell Rapids, SD23 mi
- Brookings, SD26 mi
- Hartford, SD28 mi
- Sioux Falls, SD37 mi
- Brandon, SD39 mi
- Pipestone, MN40 mi
- Tea, SD41 mi
- Harrisburg, SD44 mi
Elsewhere in South Dakota
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