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Madera, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Madera, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 3:25 PM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
52%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Madera, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMadera, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 96°
Madera, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    96°62°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    99°66°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    93°61°-6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    90°49°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    88°55°-2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    81°60°-7°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    85°48°+4°
Madera, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
327° · steady
Direction
NNW
327°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
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 9 · pk 22 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 198SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the nnw.
Madera, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.6
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.6
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001003
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.1999.5999.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Madera, CA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

PM10 at 14.6 µg/m³ (AQI 14) with a 0.34 fine-to-coarse ratio under 10 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 4 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
35μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM10 at 14.6 µg/m³ (AQI 14) with a 0.34 fine-to-coarse ratio under 10 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.

PM2.5/PM10
0.34
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
blown dust
Madera, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
69.1mi
UNLIMITED
172 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
15:25 UTC ·Madera, CA · 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
15:25 UTC ·Madera, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Madera, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Madera, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Madera, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:12 PM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
3:47 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Madera, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
6:23 AM
Moonset
4:16 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Madera, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Madera at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 29 (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.

ZIP codes in Madera

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.