McFarland, WI Weather Forecast
Dane County, Wisconsin
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for McFarland, 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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McFarland, WI at a glance
McFarland is home to about 9,460 people in Dane County, across 4.9 square miles. It ranks 103rd by population of 322 places in Wisconsin with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Monona, 3 miles away.
- County
- Dane County
- Population
- 9,460 2023 est.
- Land area
- 4.9 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,949
- Forecast point
- 43.0192°N, 89.2834°W
How well can the network see McFarland?
The nearest Doppler radar is KMKX (Milwaukee, WI), to the E. Its lowest scan passes about 2,400 ft above McFarland. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. McFarland is closer to its radar than 60% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KMSN (Madison/Dane Cnty Rgnl). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near McFarland
- Monona, WI3 mi
- Dunn, WI3 mi
- Pleasant Springs, WI6 mi
- Cottage Grove, WI6 mi
- Stoughton, WI7 mi
- Fitchburg, WI8 mi
- Oregon, WI8 mi
- Madison, WI9 mi
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