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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

Madison, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 5:58 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
85%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Sunset
5:02 PM
Madison, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMadison, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 70°H 86°
Madison, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    41%
    86°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    42%
    81°70°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    27%
    0.16″
    73°66°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    73°65°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    79°65°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.01″
    73°68°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    32%
    75°63°+2°
Madison, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
219° · backing 10°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 9
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 9 · pk 39 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 154SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the sw.
Madison, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.2
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.2
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990993
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.2989.5991.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Madison, OH
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-40 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

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
Madison, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
89%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.2mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
09:58 UTC · Madison, OH · 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
09:58 UTC · Madison, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Madison, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Madison, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Madison, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
5:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:37 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Madison, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
10:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Madison, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sat86°70°41%
  2. Sun81°70°42%
  3. Mon73°66°27%
  4. Tue73°65°12%
  5. Wed79°65°7%
  6. Thu73°68°33%
  7. Fri75°63°32%
  8. Sat82°61°24%
  9. Sun74°69°24%
  10. Mon82°67°18%
  11. Tue79°66°21%
  12. Wed71°63°27%
  13. Thu78°62°31%
  14. Fri84°66°40%
  15. 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

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.