Madison, WI Weather Forecast
Dane County, Wisconsin
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, WI at a glance
Madison is home to about 280,305 people in Dane County, across 83 square miles. It ranks 2nd by population of 322 places in Wisconsin with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Middleton, 4 miles away.
- County
- Dane County
- Population
- 280,305 2023 est.
- Land area
- 83 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 3,374
- Forecast point
- 43.0878°N, 89.4299°W
How well can the network see Madison?
The nearest Doppler radar is KMKX (Milwaukee, WI), to the E. Its lowest scan passes about 3,100 ft above Madison. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KC29 (Middleton Muni). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Madison
- Middleton, WI4 mi
- Monona, WI5 mi
- Westport, WI5 mi
- Waunakee, WI7 mi
- Fitchburg, WI7 mi
- Burke, WI7 mi
- Springfield, WI8 mi
- Verona, WI9 mi
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