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Madison, Mississippi 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

Madison, MS
Saturday, July 4 at 11:43 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
88%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:58 AM
Sunset
3:11 PM
Madison, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMadison, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 87°
Madison, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    33%
    93°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    16%
    87°76°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    29%
    91°73°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    86°73°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    21%
    91°72°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    13%
    91°73°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    11%
    92°74°+1°
Madison, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
230° · veering 106°
Direction
SW
230°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 3
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 3 · pk 18
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 151SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 106° from the sw.
Madison, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.6
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.64 inHg
Now
1003.6
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.31001.51003.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Madison, MS
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.5 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Madison, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.5mi
UNLIMITED
78 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
04:43 UTC · Madison, MS · 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
04:43 UTC · Madison, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Madison, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Madison, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Madison, MS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
12:58 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
3:11 PM
Civil dusk
8:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Madison, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
11:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Madison, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Madison at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 39110

16-Day Forecast — Madison

  1. Sat93°75°33%
  2. Sun87°76°16%
  3. Mon91°73°29%
  4. Tue86°73°28%
  5. Wed91°72°21%
  6. Thu91°73°13%
  7. Fri92°74°11%
  8. Sat93°75°31%
  9. Sun86°72°46%
  10. Mon74°71°29%
  11. Tue87°69°17%
  12. Wed90°72°13%
  13. Thu91°73°20%
  14. Fri90°74°31%
  15. Sat93°73°32%
  16. Sun93°73°32%

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 has placed Madison in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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

  • 39110
  • 39130

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.