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Madison Center, Connecticut Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Madison Center, CT
Sunday, July 5 at 2:14 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
92%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Sunset
4:26 PM
Madison Center, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMadison Center, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 69°H 79°
Madison Center, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    0.02″
    79°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    86%
    2.1″
    70°63°-9°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    83%
    0.01″
    75°61°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    28%
    74°61°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    16%
    77°62°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    83°67°+6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    23%
    78°59°-5°
Madison Center, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
247° · backing 36°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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 6 · pk 19 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 187SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 36° from the wsw.
Madison Center, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.4
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.90 inHg
Now
1012.4
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.41008.41012.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Madison Center, CT
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-62 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 62 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Madison Center, CT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.9mi
UNLIMITED
63 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
06:14 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
06:14 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 · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:50 AM
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
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
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 PM
Moonset
10:59 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Madison Center, CT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Madison Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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. Sun79°70°39%
  2. Mon70°63°86%
  3. Tue75°61°83%
  4. Wed74°61°28%
  5. Thu77°62°16%
  6. Fri83°67°39%
  7. Sat78°59°23%
  8. Sun76°61°25%
  9. Mon72°59°16%
  10. Tue78°58°18%
  11. Wed79°66°40%
  12. Thu82°65°36%
  13. Fri84°70°28%
  14. Sat79°67°26%
  15. Sun82°68°39%

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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Madison Center

SPC includes Madison Center in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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.