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Madison, Maryland Weather

Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Madison, MD
Monday, June 15 at 12:21 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
44%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:40 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
Madison, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMadison, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 81°
Madison, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    17%
    81°71°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    83°67°+2°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    89°67°+6°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Rain
    41%
    0.12″
    96°74°+7°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    0.08″
    83°68°-13°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    25%
    79°65°-4°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    83°63°+4°
Madison, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
308° · veering 144°
Direction
NW
308°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
44
avg 13
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 13 · pk 44 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 207SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 144° from the nw.
Madison, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.9
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.9
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+4.0
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.81004.31008.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Madison, MD
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 10 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
8.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 57

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 4.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Madison, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
90.1mi
UNLIMITED
95 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
16:21 UTC · Madison, MD · 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
16:21 UTC · Madison, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Madison, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Madison, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Madison, MD
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
1:40 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Madison, MD
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:42 AM
Moonset
8:43 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Madison, MD
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Solstice approaches — longest light

cultural
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Madison at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Madison

  1. Mon81°71°17%
  2. Tue83°67°1%
  3. Wed89°67°14%
  4. Thu96°74°41%
  5. Fri83°68°47%
  6. Sat79°65°25%
  7. Sun83°63°8%
  8. Mon76°63°28%
  9. Tue79°59°27%
  10. Wed81°60°17%
  11. Thu83°56°13%
  12. Fri85°59°32%
  13. Sat89°64°25%
  14. Sun92°70°17%
  15. Mon98°76°32%
  16. Tue100°73°35%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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

  • 21648
  • 21677

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.