Weather in Madison

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 4:13 am (EDT)

Now · clear 50 °F

Feels like: 47 °F
Low / high: 45 / 69 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 4 mph SSE

→ 30.29 inHg · steady

Today in Madison: clear sky, 45 °F to 69 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a light breeze from the south-southeast (4 mph). Tomorrow, mainly clear, 55 °F to 72 °F and a 3% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 72 °F. Next likely rain: Wednesday 4 (20%).

Measured now at the airport

Cambridge/Dorchester Rgnl (KCGE), 10 mi away · 18 min ago

Visibility7.0 mi

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature48 °F

WindCalm

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

69° 45°
Today
72° 55°
Fri 30
60° 49°
Sat 31
64° 49°
Sun 1
66° 53°
Mon 2
69° 55°
Tue 3
69° 57°
Wed 4
69° 59°
Thu 5
65° 54°
Fri 6
62° 50°
Sat 7
60° 48°
Sun 8
63° 52°
Mon 9
64° 58°
Tue 10
60° 55°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Clear sky	45 / 69 °F	0%	7 mph SSW	0.1 ft	6:00 am · 6:52 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Mainly clear	55 / 72 °F	3%	9 mph NW	0.9 ft	6:52 am · 7:52 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	49 / 60 °F	0%	7 mph N	1.0 ft	7:54 am · 9:00 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Overcast	49 / 64 °F	0%	5 mph SSE	0.7 ft	8:09 am · 9:05 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	53 / 66 °F	8%	5 mph S	0.5 ft	9:19 am · 10:04 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	55 / 69 °F	11%	8 mph ESE	0.7 ft	10:27 am · 11:01 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Mainly clear	57 / 69 °F	20% · 0.06 in	10 mph ESE	0.3 ft	11:34 am · 11:53 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Light rain	59 / 69 °F	28% · 0.11 in	11 mph SE	0.1 ft	12:33 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Rain	54 / 65 °F	28% · 0.31 in	9 mph NNW	2.0 ft	12:39 am · 1:24 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Light drizzle	50 / 62 °F	26% · 0.10 in	10 mph NNW	2.2 ft	1:21 am · 2:10 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Partly cloudy	48 / 60 °F	21% · 0.13 in	11 mph NW	1.5 ft	2:03 am · 2:54 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Mainly clear	52 / 63 °F	16%	10 mph SW	1.6 ft	2:46 am · 3:37 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	58 / 64 °F	22% · 0.14 in	11 mph SW	1.6 ft	3:30 am · 4:17 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light drizzle	55 / 60 °F	22% · 0.02 in	14 mph NW	1.6 ft	4:12 am · 4:55 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 11:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 8:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 pm; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear sky	Clear sky	Clear sky	Clear sky	Clear
Temperature	56°	52°	48°	50°	65°	69°	63°	57°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	3 ESE	5 SSE	2 SE	1 NW	2 WNW	6 SW	5 SSW	5 S
Humidity	88%	84%	91%	100%	72%	58%	68%	89%
UV	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	66°	68°	60°	61°	62°	66°	69°
AIFS	65°	69°	61°	60°	61°	64°	67°
GFS	70°	74°	59°	65°	64°	71°	74°
ICON	68°	74°	60°	63°	67°	73°	73°
HRRR	69°	71°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	68°	72°	60°	64°	66°	69°	69°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.06 in
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	814	1322	1322	423	818	621	1218
AIFS	9	12	13	5	5	8	10
GFS	711	1328	1224	65	68	715	1225
ICON	511	919	920	613	614	48	716
HRRR	715	1324	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	410	914	715	58	58	814	1016
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	2%	0%	0%	2%	6%	12%	12%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	6%	14%	16%
NBM (NOAA)	0%	3%	0%	0%	8%	11%	20%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	1%	1%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer and a bit wetter.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Well above +6.8 °F	Above +78%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.7 °F	A bit above +22%	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal	58° / 46°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +2.3 °F	A bit above +36%	55° / 45°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.8 °F	A bit above +41%	53° / 42°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +1.3 °F	A bit above +34%
December	A bit above +2.0 °F	A bit above +29%
January	A bit above +2.5 °F	A bit above +41%
February	A bit above +1.4 °F	A bit above +46%
March	A bit above +1.8 °F	A bit above +28%

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Madison climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Madison is from May to June and from August to October: highs of 69 °F to 86 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in August. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 7 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Madison, about 2 every 10 years; one of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Elsa, in July 2021.

44° 28°

JanJ
47° 29°

FebF
56° 36°

MarM
67° 45°

AprA
76° 54°

MayM
84° 64°

JunJ
88° 68°

JulJ
86° 66°

AugA
80° 60°

SepS
69° 49°

OctO
58° 39°

NovN
49° 32°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	44°	28°	3.52 in	7	4.2	38°	1.1 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	47°	29°	3.01 in	7	5.2	37°	1.0 ft	–
MarchMar	56°	36°	4.26 in	8	5.8	40°	1.0 ft	–
AprilApr	67°	45°	3.48 in	8	6.5	47°	1.0 ft	–
MayMay	76°	54°	3.90 in	10	7.3	57°	0.7 ft	–
JuneJun	84°	64°	4.18 in	11	7.4	68°	0.7 ft	–
JulyJul	88°	68°	4.34 in	11	7.7	77°	0.6 ft	2
AugustAug	86°	66°	4.15 in	10	7.1	78°	0.7 ft	3
SeptemberSep	80°	60°	4.01 in	8	5.9	74°	0.8 ft	2
OctoberOct	69°	49°	3.88 in	7	5.3	65°	1.0 ft	–
NovemberNov	58°	39°	3.06 in	7	4.6	54°	1.1 ft	–
DecemberDec	49°	32°	3.78 in	8	3.8	45°	1.0 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	38°	1.1 ft	–
Feb	37°	1.0 ft	–
Mar	40°	1.0 ft	–
Apr	47°	1.0 ft	–
May	57°	0.7 ft	–
Jun	68°	0.7 ft	–
Jul	77°	0.6 ft	2
Aug	78°	0.7 ft	3
Sep	74°	0.8 ft	2
Oct	65°	1.0 ft	–
Nov	54°	1.1 ft	–
Dec	45°	1.0 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 45.56 in of rain on about 101 days and about 2,150 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now50 °Ffeels like 47 °F

Tomorrow55 / 72 °F

It's 50 °F now (feels like 47 °F). Today, 45 °F to 69 °F; tomorrow, 55 °F to 72 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Fri 30 3%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 0%
Mon 2 8%
Tue 3 11%
Wed 4 20% 0.06 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Wednesday 4: 20% and 0.06 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity87%

Dew point46 °F

Humidity is 87% now and the dew point is 46 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now7.8 migood

Clouds5%

Visibility is good now (7.8 mi). There may be fog today at 6:00 am, 7:00 am, 8:00 am, 9:00 am.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak4moderate

Fri 30: 4 · Sat 31: 4 · Sun 1: 4

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.2030.40 30.10

Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.06 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 39

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind
Wed 28	Overcast	52 / 66 °F	8 mph NE
Tue 27	Clear sky	55 / 66 °F	11 mph N
Mon 26	Mainly clear	51 / 67 °F	7 mph WSW
Sun 25	Clear sky	47 / 63 °F	6 mph NE
Sat 24	Overcast	48 / 62 °F	10 mph NE
Fri 23	Partly cloudy	52 / 63 °F	13 mph NE
Thu 22	Partly cloudy	55 / 64 °F	15 mph NNW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Overcast	53 / 63 °F	0	15 mph N
Tue 20	Clear sky	57 / 67 °F	0	16 mph N
Mon 19	Clear sky	48 / 64 °F	0	13 mph NNE
Sun 18	Clear sky	46 / 58 °F	0	17 mph NNE
Sat 17	Rain	53 / 65 °F	0.77 in	21 mph N
Fri 16	Light rain	62 / 78 °F	0.44 in	16 mph SSW
Thu 15	Light drizzle	62 / 72 °F	0.07 in	13 mph NE
Wed 14	Overcast	68 / 84 °F	0	12 mph SW
Tue 13	Mainly clear	62 / 77 °F	0	13 mph SW
Mon 12	Light rain	62 / 71 °F	0.35 in	21 mph NNW
Sun 11	Light rain	65 / 72 °F	0.78 in	20 mph ESE
Sat 10	Overcast	58 / 71 °F	0	12 mph E
Fri 9	Overcast	60 / 72 °F	0	8 mph NE
Thu 8	Overcast	62 / 75 °F	0	13 mph SW
Wed 7	Mainly clear	53 / 67 °F	0	13 mph S
Tue 6	Clear sky	56 / 65 °F	0	15 mph N
Mon 5	Overcast	63 / 72 °F	0	13 mph NW
Sun 4	Drizzle	63 / 67 °F	0.28 in	11 mph NE
Sat 3	Rain	62 / 71 °F	0.77 in	18 mph NNE
Fri 2	Heavy drizzle	69 / 81 °F	0.12 in	11 mph SSW
Thu 1	Overcast	67 / 80 °F	0	11 mph SSW
Wed 30	Overcast	64 / 75 °F	0	11 mph SSW
Tue 29	Overcast	65 / 72 °F	0	7 mph WNW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in MadisonQuestions

What's the weather like today in Madison?

Clear sky, from 45 °F to 69 °F, with a light breeze from the south-southeast (4 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Madison?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 3% (0.00 in): mainly clear.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 45 °F and a high of 72 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 4 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.29 inHg and steady: −0.09 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Madison?

The best time to visit Madison is from May to June and from August to October: highs of 69 °F to 86 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Madison in October?

In October, Madison normally sees highs of 69 °F and lows of 49 °F, with about 7 rainy days (3.88 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 65 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Madison?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 88 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 28 °F. The wettest is July (4.34 in) and the driest, February.

When is hurricane season in Madison?

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in August. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 7 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Madison, about 2 every 10 years; one of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Elsa, in July 2021.

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Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 1.8 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 4:13 am (local time).

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