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Deerfield, Wisconsin

Village in Dane County, Wisconsin

Air quality

The air at Deerfield

Index 7, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 PM from its reporting area, Madison Area (WI), 17 miles off.

7Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good14.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)5Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 13, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM.

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Deerfield

0.26 in in the last 24 hours, 0.60 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.26in
Last 3 days
0.60in

Visibility

How far you can see at Deerfield, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 7 AM.

FriSatSun

On the radar over Deerfield, WisconsinReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Deerfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

I-39 / 90 at Church RdWI087

Beside a road/5.4 mi away/912 ft/42 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

MadisonMSN

At an airfield/15.0 mi away/856 ft/14 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank8of 1,313

measured daily2 instruments

Lake MillsLKMW3

At a cooperative observer's station/8.4 mi away/866 ft/4 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank190of 1,313

Station report

The weather at Madison, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.0 mi from Deerfield, Wisconsin. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 5,500 ft, scattered at 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Madison, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSNFIG. A THE SKY OVER MADISONSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETSCT 6,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 5,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMadison, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MSNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

49.0 F with a dew point of 36.0 F, 61 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Madison: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.0, 61 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSNFIG. B THE AIR AT MADISONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 49.0 FDEW POINT 36.0 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 61 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEMadison, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 40 mph.

Plan of the wind at Madison, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSNFIG. C THE WIND AT MADISONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMadison, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Madison, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Lake Mills (LKMW3), 8.4 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Wisconsin

19 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Deerfield

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Deerfield

River and lake gauges