Madison

Weather in Madison, live

The weather over Madison as it is measured right now, from radar and the airport reports at Madison/Dane Cnty Rgnl and Middleton Muni, beside the forecast model’s temperature and wind. Each layer says which it is.

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Right now · as of

  • KMSN Madison/Dane Cnty Rgnl, 9 km: 3 °C (38 °F), wind calm, visibility 5 miles, BR · MVFR · 20 minutes ago
  • KC29 Middleton Muni, 12 km: 2 °C (36 °F), wind calm, visibility 1.5 miles, cloud base 7 ft · IFR · 18 minutes ago
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What the map shows over Madison

  • Rain radarMeasuredMadison is inside RainViewer’s radar coverage. Frames every 10 minutes for the last 2 hours.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • LightningMeasuredMadison is inside the area NOAA’s lightning layer covers, the Americas and the Pacific. Strike density every 15 minutes.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Temperature mapForecast modelNOAA’s GFS model on a 0.25° grid, points about 25 km apart: the forecast for now, not a thermometer reading.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Wind mapForecast modelWind 10 metres up from the same model, so it smooths over streets and hills.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Severe weather alertsOfficial warningsActive alerts from the US National Weather Service, each pinned as one point.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Airport weather (METAR)MeasuredThe latest reports from Madison/Dane Cnty Rgnl (KMSN), 9 km away and Middleton Muni (KC29), 12 km away, usually every hour.Open on the mapAbout this layer

Good to know

  • Radar, lightning and airport reports are measurements. Temperature and wind are a forecast model’s values for the nearest hour, which can differ from what a thermometer in Madison reads.
  • Radar detail stops at about zoom 7 and lightning at zoom 8, so the weather of a single street isn’t resolved.
  • For a picture of conditions, not for safety decisions: follow the warnings of your local weather service.

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