Weather in Madison

United States · South Dakota · 44.0061, -97.1140

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+43° Overcast

Hourly forecast

Today10/16 Temperature°F Cloudiness Precipitation Windmph Wind gusts Humidity PressureinHg Dew point°F Visibilitymi UV index
Hourly forecast — Madison

Forecast in words

Today

Expect rain. Daytime high +50°, overnight low +37°. Wind up to 24 mph. Chance of precipitation up to 39%.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow clear: daytime +61°, nighttime +37°, 11° warmer.

Week

This week temperatures range from +37° to +75°. Warmest day — Thu, up to +75°. Coldest at night — Fri, +37°. Precipitation expected: Fri. Sunshine expected on 3 of seven days. Peak wind: Fri, 24 mph. Second half of the week is warmer than the first.

Week vs norm

  1. Today 10/16 +50° −10° usually +60°
  2. Tomorrow 10/17 +61° +1° usually +60°
  3. Sun 10/18 +64° +5° usually +59°
  4. Mon 10/19 +61° +2° usually +59°
  5. Tue 10/20 +66° +8° usually +58°
  6. Wed 10/21 +66° +9° usually +57°
  7. Thu 10/22 +75° +18° usually +57°
  8. Fri 10/23 +66° +10° usually +56°

Difference between forecast daytime high and the 1991–2020 norm for this date.

This day, October 16

Today is cooler than usual for this date.

  • Heat record +80° 1991
  • Cold record +27° 2001
  • Most precipitation 0.8 in 1998
  • Strongest gust 39 mph 1994

Records for this calendar date, 1991-2024, ERA5 reanalysis.

Climate in Madison

Today is about 10° colder than usual for October.

Climate normals by month, Madison
Month Daytime / Nighttime Average Precipitation in
Jan +25° / +9° +16° 0.9
Feb +30° / +13° +20° 1.0
Mar +43° / +24° +32° 1.9
Apr +57° / +35° +45° 3.5
May +69° / +48° +58° 4.1
Jun +79° / +59° +68° 5.1
Jul +83° / +64° +73° 3.6
Aug +81° / +62° +71° 3.7
Sep +75° / +54° +63° 3.1
Oct +60° / +41° +49° 2.3
Nov +44° / +27° +34° 1.5
Dec +30° / +15° +22° 1.2

Climatic normals for 1991–2025 years from ERA5-Land reanalysis.

Astronomical data

Sunrise / sunset 7:44 AM | 6:42 PM
Moon 2:01 PM | 10:18 PM
Moon phase Waxing crescent 32%
Next solar eclipse
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