Madison, Georgia Weather
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Madison weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——96°75°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain40%0.09″98°78°+2°
- MondayJul 6Rain40%0.13″95°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle23%—93°72°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail21%—89°70°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers24%—93°72°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—95°72°+2°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.8 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.8 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Madison at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 30650
16-Day Forecast — Madison
- Sat96°75°6%
- Sun98°78°40%
- Mon95°71°40%
- Tue93°72°23%
- Wed89°70°21%
- Thu93°72°24%
- Fri95°72°21%
- Sat97°74°28%
- Sun95°73°18%
- Mon81°69°15%
- Tue78°65°10%
- Wed78°64°28%
- Thu84°64°30%
- Fri74°70°32%
- Sat91°70°42%
- Sun93°71°36%
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
SPC includes Madison 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
- 30650