Madison, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Madison weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——87°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——86°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle36%—96°74°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%—94°70°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle20%—90°67°-4°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.75 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 6.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Madison at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 66860
16-Day Forecast — Madison
- Sun87°65°8%
- Mon88°69°3%
- Tue86°69°2%
- Wed89°66°6%
- Thu96°74°36%
- Fri94°70°36%
- Sat90°67°20%
- Sun93°71°5%
- Mon95°73°5%
- Tue90°66°3%
- Wed98°70°6%
- Thu96°70°6%
- Fri89°70°17%
- Sat90°67°17%
- Sun93°69°23%
- Mon92°69°35%
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
SPC includes Madison in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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
- 66860