Sun Prairie, WI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Mostly Sunny -5°F
Feels Like -13°F  
Humidity 73% Dew Point -11°F Wind WNW 3 MPH Gusts 9 Barometer 30.54 in.
Solar Rad 242 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 0.7 mi. NW of central Sun Prairie
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Mostly Sunny, High 8F, Low 0F
8
0
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Partly Sunny, High 23F, Low 10F
23
10
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Mostly Cloudy, High 36F, Low 24F
36
24
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Mostly Sunny, High 35F, Low 36F
35
36
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Rain And Snow, High 37F, Low 5F
50%
37
5
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Partly Sunny, High 26F, Low 18F
26
18
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Rain And Snow, High 36F
20%
36
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures climb from 8°F to a high of 36°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with wintry mix likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 5°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 32°F with lows around 17°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - A powerful storm spread heavy snow from the Southern High Plains to the Middle Mississippi Valley, and produced severe thunderstorms in the Lower Mississippi Valley. During the evening a tornado hit West Memphis TN killing six persons and injuring two hundred others. The tornado left 1500 persons homeless, and left all of the residents of Crittendon County without electricity. Kansas City MO was blanketed with 10.8 inches of snow, a 24 hour record for December, and snowfall totals in the Oklahoma panhandle ranged up to 14 inches. Strong winds, gusting to 63 mph at Austin TX, ushered arctic cold into the Great Plains, and caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow.

More on this and other weather history

Sun Prairie, WI 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Sunday Dec 14

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. Light northwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Dec 15

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday Dec 16

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.

Wednesday Dec 17

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Rain Likely

Night: Rain likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 36 by 5am. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Dec 18

Rain And Snow

Day: A chance of rain before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 37 by 8am, then falling to around 26 during the remainder of the day. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5.

Friday Dec 19

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 26.

Snow

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Saturday Dec 20

Rain And Snow

Day: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 20%.


About Sun Prairie, WI

Sun Prairie is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 35,967 at the 2020 census. It is the most populous suburb of Madison, the state capital, and is part of the Madison metropolitan area.

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