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Madison Center, Connecticut Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Madison Center, CT
Saturday, July 4 at 7:08 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
74%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:22 AM
Sunset
4:26 PM
Madison Center, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMadison Center, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 72°H 94°
Madison Center, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    32%
    0.92″
    94°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    52%
    0.04″
    81°71°-13°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    81%
    0.78″
    70°66°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    69%
    0.06″
    68°61°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    78°57°+10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    87°66°+9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    87°67°
Madison Center, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
263° · veering 9°
Direction
W
263°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 228SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 9° from the w.
Madison Center, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.1
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.1
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.31009.61011.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Madison Center, CT
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-9 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 5 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.91 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 during the projected peak around 5 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
2.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Madison Center, CT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.0mi
UNLIMITED
56 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
11:08 UTC · Madison Center, CT · 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
11:08 UTC · Madison Center, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Madison Center, CT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Madison Center, CT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Madison Center, CT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:50 AM
Sunrise
1:22 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
4:26 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Madison Center, CT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 PM
Moonset
9:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Madison Center, CT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Madison Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Madison Center

  1. Sat94°73°32%
  2. Sun81°71°52%
  3. Mon70°66°81%
  4. Tue68°61°69%
  5. Wed78°57°11%
  6. Thu87°66°12%
  7. Fri87°67°30%
  8. Sat78°62°23%
  9. Sun73°68°26%
  10. Mon84°65°19%
  11. Tue91°68°16%
  12. Wed81°66°25%
  13. Thu82°61°29%
  14. Fri85°66°31%
  15. Sat77°69°35%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Madison Center

SPC has placed Madison Center in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Madison Center

  • 06443

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.