Madison Road Conditions

3 current reports on the interstates around Madison. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.

• Lanes blocked

  Mainline Left Shoulder Closed on I-39 NB from COUNTY I (BRIDGE CROSSING) to COUNTY DM (BRIDGE CROSSING). Daily from…

  Mainline Left Shoulder Closed on I-39 NB from COUNTY I (BRIDGE CROSSING) to COUNTY DM (BRIDGE CROSSING). Daily from 10/16/2026 to 10/16/2026, 06:00 AM - 12:00 PM, F

  I-39 NB • northbound • WI • Until Oct 16, 5:00 PM

• Lanes blocked

  Mainline Lane Shift on I-94 WB from ON RAMP FROM REST AREA to OFF RAMP TO WIS 78 NB

  I-94 WB • northbound • WI • Until Nov 1, 4:59 AM

• Lanes blocked

  Mainline Left Shoulder Closed on I-39 SB from COUNTY DM (BRIDGE CROSSING) to OFF RAMP TO COUNTY V. Daily from…

  Mainline Left Shoulder Closed on I-39 SB from COUNTY DM (BRIDGE CROSSING) to OFF RAMP TO COUNTY V. Daily from 10/16/2026 to 10/16/2026, 06:00 AM - 12:00 PM, F

  I-39 SB • southbound • WI • Until Oct 16, 5:00 PM

No snow or ice reported. Wisconsin DOT shows all 12 interstate segments around Madison in normal condition as of Oct 16, 2026 8:20 AM CDT. Reports update every 10 minutes through April 15. When snow moves in, this section lists each affected stretch with its mile markers and how long it has been that way.

Conditions are entered by Wisconsin DOT maintenance staff and describe what is on the pavement, not the forecast. They reach this page through Iowa DOT's Winter Road Conditions – Midwest Region feed, published for reference; the authoritative report is 511WI. Always check with 511WI before setting off.

Source: Wisconsin DOT, via Iowa DOT's Midwest Region layer, CC BY 4.0.

Madison Weather Forecast: Next 6 Days

For Madison itself. Each day shows its warmest and coldest hour, and the worst driving conditions forecast anywhere in it — not the average, because the hour that ices a bridge is the one worth knowing about.

1. Rest of today Oct 16

   

   51°F 37°F

   Moist

   Wind to 22 mph
   0.02 in precipitation

2. Sat Oct 17

   

   52°F 31°F

   Dry

   Wind to 13 mph

3. Sun Oct 18

   

   60°F 40°F

   Dry

   Wind to 18 mph

4. Mon Oct 19

   

   61°F 43°F

   Dry

   Wind to 12 mph

5. Tue Oct 20

   

   66°F 46°F

   Dry

   Wind to 7 mph

6. Wed Oct 21

   

   64°F 46°F

   Dry

   Wind to 7 mph

Forecast, not a measurement — from the same weather service that draws this page's radar and road colors, model run 7 hours ago. Days run on Central time, the clock the pass keeps — not the reader's.

Interstates Through Madison

These interstates run within 25 miles of Madison, nearest first. The mile is the milepost inside Wisconsin, counted the way the state counts it, so it should match the exit numbers.

• I-39 near mile 48 5.9 mi from downtown I-39 across Wisconsin
• I-90 near mile 138 6.0 mi from downtown I-90 across Wisconsin
• I-94 near mile 238 6.4 mi from downtown I-94 across Wisconsin

NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from a weather station in Wisconsin. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.

Related Roads

Madison Road Weather FAQ

Are any roads closed in Madison right now?

No full closures are reported on I-39, I-90 and I-94 around Madison as of Oct 16, 2026 8:16 AM CDT. 3 lane closures, roadworks or restrictions are in force. They are listed under closures and road blocks on this page.

What are Madison road conditions today?

The map on this page colors the interstates around Madison by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Oct 16, 2026 7:29 AM CDT. Right now temperatures run from 47°F to 49°F and the strongest wind is 11 mph.

What is the weather forecast for Madison this week?

At the summit, Oct 16 to Oct 21: highs 51-66°F, lows 31-46°F. No snow or ice is forecast on the road in that time. It is a forecast rather than a measurement, and the later days are less certain than the earlier ones.

How often does Wisconsin DOT update winter road conditions?

Wisconsin DOT reports the winter condition of each stretch of state highway through Iowa DOT's Winter Road Conditions – Midwest Region feed, which runs from October 15 to April 15 and refreshes every 10 minutes. The conditions are entered by maintenance staff and describe what is on the pavement, not a forecast; this page shows the current report for the interstates around Madison beside our own road-surface forecast.

How often are Madison road conditions updated?

The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.