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Madison, California Weather

Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Madison weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Madison, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 11:55 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
41%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
10:49 PM
Sunset
1:35 PM
Madison, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMadison, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 87°
Madison, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Clear
    87°57°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    89°55°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    98°57°+9°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    102°59°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    104°65°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    107°66°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    107°70°
Madison, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · veering 32°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 16 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Madison, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.4
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.4
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.81006.01008.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Madison, CA
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
7.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Madison, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
99.5mi
UNLIMITED
148 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
18:55 UTC · Madison, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:55 UTC · Madison, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Madison, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Madison, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Madison, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
10:49 PM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
1:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Madison, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
11:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Madison, CA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Summer heat deepens across the valleys

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Madison at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 95653

16-Day Forecast — Madison

  1. Sun87°57°0%
  2. Mon89°55°0%
  3. Tue98°57°0%
  4. Wed102°59°0%
  5. Thu104°65°0%
  6. Fri107°66°0%
  7. Sat107°70°0%
  8. Sun91°73°1%
  9. Mon104°68°1%
  10. Tue110°68°3%
  11. Wed110°69°1%
  12. Thu110°68°2%
  13. Fri112°76°3%
  14. Sat111°73°3%
  15. Sun107°68°3%
  16. Mon105°64°0%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Madison

  • 95627
  • 95653

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.