Madison Area Weather

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Today

Current risk

Quiet weather in Dane County

There is no active severe weather in the area right now. This page will update if the forecast changes or if watches and warnings are issued.

Severe weather

Latest outlook

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Top hazard Low right now

Madison weather conditions will update automatically here as new forecast and alert information comes in.

Tornado
<2%
SPC Day 1 No hatch
Wind
<5%
SPC Day 1 No hatch
Hail
<5%
SPC Day 1 No hatch
Alerts

Current status

Quiet weather day

We are not tracking severe weather today.

The forecast currently supports a quiet day in Dane County, with no active severe weather watches or warnings in effect.

Bottom line

The bottom-line local weather risk will update automatically as alerts and forecast details change.

Air quality

Outside of storm chances, air quality is expected to stay good in the short term.

Forecast

Forecast and what to know

Today

The SPC is forecasting weak thunderstorms today with very limited severe potential.

Looking ahead

The next forecast period with higher storm chances will appear here automatically as newer guidance comes in.

Storm timing

Keep an eye on radar if storms begin to grow or move closer to Madison later today.

Later this week

The next notable period later this week will update here automatically from the latest forecast.

Radar

Live Wisconsin radar

Feed: UW AOS Radar
Region: Wisconsin composite
Mode: live loop
Outlooks

Day 1 outlooks

SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook

Day 1 convective outlook

The latest official SPC Day 1 outlook.

SPC Day 1 Tornado Outlook

Day 1 tornado outlook

The latest official SPC tornado outlook for today.

SPC Day 1 Wind Outlook

Day 1 wind outlook

The latest official SPC damaging wind outlook for today.

SPC Day 1 Hail Outlook

Day 1 hail outlook

The latest official SPC hail outlook for today.

About

Sources and how to read this page

Primary sources

National Weather Service, Storm Prediction Center, University of Wisconsin AOS radar, RadarOmega, and EPA AirNow.

Risk scale

SPC severe categories: High, Moderate, Enhanced, Slight, Marginal, and General Thunderstorms.

AQI scale

Air quality: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+).

External links

weather.gov β€’ spc.noaa.gov β€’ radaromega.com β€’ airnow.gov