Madison, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Madison weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast41%—86°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast42%—81°70°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Rain27%0.16″73°66°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle12%—73°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——79°65°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle33%0.01″73°68°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast32%—75°63°+2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 40 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~77%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Madison at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 44057
15-Day Forecast — Madison
- Sat86°70°41%
- Sun81°70°42%
- Mon73°66°27%
- Tue73°65°12%
- Wed79°65°7%
- Thu73°68°33%
- Fri75°63°32%
- Sat82°61°24%
- Sun74°69°24%
- Mon82°67°18%
- Tue79°66°21%
- Wed71°63°27%
- Thu78°62°31%
- Fri84°66°40%
- Sat75°65°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
- 44057