Madison Severe Weather Dashboard

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Updated March 5, 2026 at 09:05 AM

Status

The NWS has no active advisories/watches/warnings. However, we are tracking the potential for severe weather tomorrow into next week.

The latest

The SPC is forecasting minor (non-severe) storms today. We are not tracking the potential for severe weather today.

🌪️ Chance of a tornado: <2%

💨 Chance of damaging winds: <5%

🧊 Chance of hail: <5%

Looking Ahead: The SPC is forecasting a slight risk of severe storms for Friday. The AQI is expected to be good Thursday and moderate Friday, and good Saturday and Sunday. There are no other major weather events currently expected.

Convective outlook

Where we expect storms - and how severe they might be.

Tornado forecast

The likelihood of a storm system creating tornadoes.

Damaging winds forecast

The likelihood of a storm system creating damaging winds/gusts ~55 mph or higher.

Hail forecast

The likelihood of a storm system creating one-inch diameter hail or larger.

About the dashboard

All data is from the National Weather Service, the Storm Prediction Center, RadarOmega, and The EPA’s AirNow.

The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) ranks the likelihood of severe weather in the following order of severity: High, Moderate, Enhanced, Slight, Marginal, & General Thunderstorms.

AirNow’s Air Quality Index (AQI) rates air quality as Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), or Hazardous (301 & higher).