Madison, SD Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Madison, a city in Lake County, South Dakota.

Overnight

57°F

Patchy Smoke

Patchy smoke. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Madison

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
Overnight	57°F	Patchy Smoke	10 to 15 mph N	8%
Tuesday	70°F	Patchy Smoke then Partly Sunny	10 mph NW	10%
Tuesday Night	52°F	Partly Cloudy	0 to 5 mph WSW	2%
Wednesday	76°F	Sunny	5 to 10 mph SSW	0%
Wednesday Night	57°F	Mostly Clear	5 to 10 mph SSW	0%
Thursday	81°F	Sunny	10 to 15 mph SSW	3%
Thursday Night	62°F	Mostly Clear	10 to 15 mph SSW	4%
Friday	84°F	Sunny	10 to 15 mph SSW	9%
Friday Night	63°F	Mostly Clear	10 mph S	12%
Saturday	86°F	Sunny	10 to 15 mph SSE	6%
Saturday Night	65°F	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	10 to 15 mph ESE	21%
Sunday	84°F	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny	15 mph ESE	15%
Sunday Night	64°F	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	15 mph E	24%
Monday	83°F	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny	15 mph ENE	24%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Madison (44.006, -97.108). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Madison

Last spring frost

May 5

First fall frost

Sep 30

Growing season

148 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Madison: nearby ZIP 57042 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · South Dakota frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Madison 2Se, Sd (2.9 mi from Madison). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Aug 4, 2026.