Madison, Missouri 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 4Overcast14%—88°71°—
- SundayJul 5Rain22%0.17″85°70°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—83°67°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——84°64°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°66°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers35%—84°69°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast39%—86°71°+2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.1 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 7.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Madison at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 65263
16-Day Forecast — Madison
- Sat88°71°14%
- Sun85°70°22%
- Mon83°67°20%
- Tue84°64°2%
- Wed89°66°6%
- Thu84°69°35%
- Fri86°71°39%
- Sat79°63°21%
- Sun79°60°7%
- Mon80°58°4%
- Tue78°59°9%
- Wed84°58°13%
- Thu85°64°10%
- Fri86°69°17%
- Sat81°68°23%
- Sun77°63°26%
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
- 65263