Madison, North Carolina 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 5Overcast23%—98°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle76%0.03″95°72°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain64%0.07″92°70°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast53%—96°69°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy31%—100°69°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—100°73°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle40%—86°68°-14°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 62 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Madison at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27025
15-Day Forecast — Madison
- Sun98°73°23%
- Mon95°72°76%
- Tue92°70°64%
- Wed96°69°53%
- Thu100°69°31%
- Fri100°73°20%
- Sat86°68°40%
- Sun80°71°32%
- Mon88°65°14%
- Tue94°62°10%
- Wed97°68°17%
- Thu94°69°39%
- Fri94°68°48%
- Sat94°68°45%
- Sun100°72°50%
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 today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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
- 27025