Madison, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Madison weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast18%—88°71°—
- SundayJul 5Showers46%0.10″85°73°-3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle46%—85°70°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast14%—82°63°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear11%—84°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm26%—87°65°+3°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle57%0.14″77°69°-10°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Madison at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 47250
16-Day Forecast — Madison
- Sat88°71°18%
- Sun85°73°46%
- Mon85°70°46%
- Tue82°63°14%
- Wed84°65°11%
- Thu87°65°26%
- Fri77°69°57%
- Sat82°69°43%
- Sun77°62°19%
- Mon71°56°14%
- Tue75°59°14%
- Wed82°62°14%
- Thu85°65°19%
- Fri81°69°26%
- Sat85°69°26%
- Sun85°71°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
SPC has placed Madison 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
- 47250