As of 04:07 CDT

Weather in Lake Madison, SD

66°Current weather

Lake Madison, Sunday, 9 August, 04:07

Overcast. Feels like 66°. High 84°, low 65°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind8.2 mph SE
Humidity91%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point63°

Monthly outlook for Lake Madison, SD: average high 85.6°, average low 63.8°. That is 3.9° above the climate normal for August. Precipitation is expected on 9 days (about 1.6 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 1.9 inches. The warmest day looks like 19 August (100°), the coolest 14 August (56.6°).

85.6°/63.8°
Average high / low
+3.9°
Above normal
9 / 5
Wet days / normal
1.6 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
9 August – 18 August83.9°78.6°+3°
19 August – 28 August88.4°78.5°+5.5°
29 August – 7 Septemberat normal76.7°

August records over 66 years

100.4°13 August 1965All-time high
44.4°21 August 2004All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Nunda (14 mi).

Mon, 1084° / 61°0.43Rain
84 °Rain

Lake Madison, Monday, 10 August

Rain. High 84°, low 61°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind6.1 mph SE
Humidity65%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point64°
Tue, 1192° / 63°0.03Light rain
92 °Light rain

Lake Madison, Tuesday, 11 August

Light rain. High 92°, low 63°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind11.2 mph NE
Humidity43%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point61°
Wed, 1291° / 62°0Partly cloudy
91 °Partly cloudy

Lake Madison, Wednesday, 12 August

Partly cloudy. High 91°, low 62°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind10.9 mph E
Humidity27%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point48°
Thu, 1367° / 59°0.15Light rain
67 °Light rain

Lake Madison, Thursday, 13 August

Light rain. High 67°, low 59°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind13.9 mph E
Humidity95%
Visibility
Dew point58°
Fri, 1473° / 57°0Overcast
73 °Overcast

Lake Madison, Friday, 14 August

Overcast. High 73°, low 57°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind13.1 mph S
Humidity42%
Visibility
Dew point46°
Sat, 1576° / 61°0.01Light rain
76 °Light rain

Lake Madison, Saturday, 15 August

Light rain. High 76°, low 61°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind10 mph SE
Humidity75%
Visibility
Dew point59°
Sun, 1689° / 64°0Overcast
89 °Overcast

Lake Madison, Sunday, 16 August

Overcast. High 89°, low 64°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind7.6 mph N
Humidity34%
Visibility
Dew point52°
Mon, 1787° / 62°0.11Light rain
87 °Light rain

Lake Madison, Monday, 17 August

Light rain. High 87°, low 62°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind17 mph S
Humidity46%
Visibility
Dew point61°
Tue, 1897° / 69°0.04Light rain
97 °Light rain

Lake Madison, Tuesday, 18 August

Light rain. High 97°, low 69°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind15.1 mph S
Humidity42%
Visibility
Dew point63°
Wed, 19100° / 72°0.03Light rain
100 °Light rain

Lake Madison, Wednesday, 19 August

Light rain. High 100°, low 72°.

Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind18.7 mph W
Humidity28%
Visibility
Dew point58°
Thu, 2086° / 67°0.11Light rain
86 °Light rain

Lake Madison, Thursday, 20 August

Light rain. High 86°, low 67°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind12.5 mph NE
Humidity82%
Visibility
Dew point62°
Fri, 2185° / 63°0.05Light rain
85 °Light rain

Lake Madison, Friday, 21 August

Light rain. High 85°, low 63°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind11.9 mph SE
Humidity37%
Visibility
Dew point53°
Sat, 2296° / 66°0.15Rain
96 °Rain

Lake Madison, Saturday, 22 August

Rain. High 96°, low 66°.

Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind15.1 mph NE
Humidity53%
Visibility
Dew point65°
Sun, 2386° / 67°0.28Rain
86 °Rain

Lake Madison, Sunday, 23 August

Rain. High 86°, low 67°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind15.9 mph E
Humidity72%
Visibility
Dew point66°
Mon, 2477° / 66°0.16Rain
77 °Rain

Lake Madison, Monday, 24 August

Rain. High 77°, low 66°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind11.7 mph E
Humidity86%
Visibility
Dew point67°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Tue, 2579° / 62°0.09Climate normal
79 °Climate normal

Lake Madison, Tuesday, 25 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high79°
Average low62°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation35%
Record high93° (1991)
Record low48° (1964)
Wed, 2679° / 62°0.13Climate normal
79 °Climate normal

Lake Madison, Wednesday, 26 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high79°
Average low62°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high94° (1976)
Record low50° (2025)
Thu, 2778° / 62°0.06Climate normal
78 °Climate normal

Lake Madison, Thursday, 27 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high78°
Average low62°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high91° (1973)
Record low47° (1986)
Fri, 2878° / 62°0.08Climate normal
78 °Climate normal

Lake Madison, Friday, 28 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high78°
Average low62°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high94° (2012)
Record low46° (1965)
Sat, 2978° / 61°0.05Climate normal
78 °Climate normal

Lake Madison, Saturday, 29 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high78°
Average low61°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high95° (2012)
Record low50° (1988)
Sun, 3078° / 60°0.09Climate normal
78 °Climate normal

Lake Madison, Sunday, 30 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high78°
Average low60°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high94° (2012)
Record low46° (2009)
Mon, 3177° / 61°0.07Climate normal
77 °Climate normal

Lake Madison, Monday, 31 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high77°
Average low61°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high88° (2013)
Record low45° (1992)
Tue, 0177° / 60°0.09Climate normal
77 °Climate normal

Lake Madison, Tuesday, 1 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high77°
Average low60°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high93° (1970)
Record low45° (1965)
Wed, 0277° / 60°0.09Climate normal
77 °Climate normal

Lake Madison, Wednesday, 2 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high77°
Average low60°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high94° (2023)
Record low44° (1972)
Thu, 0376° / 60°0.04Climate normal
76 °Climate normal

Lake Madison, Thursday, 3 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high76°
Average low60°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high92° (2023)
Record low40° (1974)
Fri, 0477° / 59°0.07Climate normal
77 °Climate normal

Lake Madison, Friday, 4 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high77°
Average low59°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high95° (2023)
Record low44° (2025)
Sat, 0576° / 60°0.08Climate normal
76 °Climate normal

Lake Madison, Saturday, 5 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high76°
Average low60°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high90° (1990)
Record low42° (1965)
Sun, 0677° / 59°0.06Climate normal
77 °Climate normal

Lake Madison, Sunday, 6 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high77°
Average low59°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high96° (1970)
Record low44° (2025)
Mon, 0774° / 57°0.1Climate normal
74 °Climate normal

Lake Madison, Monday, 7 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high74°
Average low57°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high91° (1976)
Record low41° (2025)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Lake Madison, SD are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Lake Madison, SD since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.