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Madison, Arkansas Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Madison weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Madison, AR
Thursday, June 4 at 9:27 PM
83
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
48%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Madison, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMadison, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 86°
Madison, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    84°66°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°64°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    18%
    86°69°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    64%
    85°72°-1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    47%
    89°72°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    92°74°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    21%
    90°72°-2°
Madison, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
121° · veering 10°
Direction
ESE
121°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 204SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 10° from the ese.
Madison, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.6
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.70 inHg
Now
1005.6
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.41004.41004.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Madison, AR
Air quality
44
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
3.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 55

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Madison, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
37%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
86.0mi
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
21:27 UTC ·Madison, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:27 UTC ·Madison, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Madison, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Madison, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Madison, AR
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Madison, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:17 AM
Moonset
2:19 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Madison, AR
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Madison at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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 General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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

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.