National Weather Service Forecast for: Madison WI
Issued by: National Weather Service Milwaukee, WI
Updated: 7:52 am CDT Jul 28, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Sunny

 Tonight

Tonight: Patchy smoke before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Patchy Smoke
then Mostly
Clear
 Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunny

 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Partly Cloudy

 Thursday

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. West wind around 5 mph.
Mostly Sunny

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers
 Friday

Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Chance
Showers

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers
Likely

 Saturday

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
Hi 85 °F Lo 62 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 65 °F Hi 89 °F Lo 67 °F Hi 83 °F Lo 65 °F Hi 82 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

This Afternoon
 
 Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
 
 Patchy smoke before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday
 
 A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
 
 A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Saturday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Sunday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 83.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Monday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 86.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Madison WI.