NWS Local Forecast for Madison

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Dane-
Including the city of Madison
430 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...TORNADO WATCH 129 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Some
thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds, large hail,
heavy rainfall, and tornadoes. South winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts to around 40 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Colder. Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms
through around midnight, then chance of light rain showers after
midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe with heavy rainfall in
the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall late
in the evening. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph
shifting to the northwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Gusts up
to 35 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.SATURDAY...Much cooler. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of light rain
showers. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds up
to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light
rain showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of light rain
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of light rain showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms through around midnight, then
light rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation
60 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of light rain showers in the
morning, then rain showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent.