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Madison, Pennsylvania 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, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 7:11 PM
78
°
Showers
Feels like
82°
Humidity
85%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:54 AM
Sunset
4:51 PM
Madison, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMadison, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 77% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 68°H 87°
Madison, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    77%
    0.68″
    92°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    44%
    0.03″
    87°68°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    83%
    0.02″
    80°68°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    75°64°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    0.01″
    80°64°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    84°61°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    72%
    0.11″
    75°66°-9°
Madison, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
004° · veering 150°
Direction
N
004°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 21 @ 12:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 379SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 150° from the n.
Madison, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.4
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.69 inHg
Now
971.4
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971977
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.9970.5971.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Madison, PA
Air quality
103
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+50 in 6h

AQI 103 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 50 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~60%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~60%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.5 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.99
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Madison, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
7.7mi
GOOD
76 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
23:11 UTC · Madison, PA · 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
23:11 UTC · Madison, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Madison, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Madison, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Madison, PA
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
1:54 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
4:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Madison, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Madison, PA
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: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 15663

16-Day Forecast — Madison

  1. Sat93°69°62%
  2. Sun87°69°45%
  3. Mon80°68°83%
  4. Tue75°64°53%
  5. Wed80°64°18%
  6. Thu84°61°37%
  7. Fri75°66°72%
  8. Sat79°63°59%
  9. Sun75°58°30%
  10. Mon75°54°30%
  11. Tue76°54°22%
  12. Wed80°55°40%
  13. Thu82°57°36%
  14. Fri76°60°42%
  15. Sat82°67°56%
  16. Sun78°66°48%

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 Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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

  • 15663

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.