Madison, Alabama Weather
Madison, Alabama — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Madison, Montgomery County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Madison. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Madison is published on the Maxwell Air Force Base (KMXF) page, 14 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Madison have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Madison: Wetumpka Municipal Airport (K08A) 15 km · Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport (KMGM) 21 km · Prattville - Grouby Field (K1A9) 27 km · Franklin Field (K07A) 48 km · Moton Field Municipal Airport (K06A) 51 km
Conditions reported at KMXF describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Madison specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Madison.
About Madison, Alabama
Madison lies in the gentle, rolling terrain of the Black Belt region, where wide, open fields of agricultural land give way to stands of mature pine and oak. It lies 5.8 miles north-east of Montgomery, AL (from Montgomery, AL: bearing 47°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east-south-east of Millbrook. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of pine resin and damp earth, a testament to the fertile soil that defines this stretch of Montgomery County. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, can cast long, soft shadows across the landscape, painting the fields in hues of gold and ochre. The land itself feels ancient, worn smooth by seasons of rain and sun, a quiet strength emanating from its enduring presence. The history of Madison is deeply entwined with the agricultural legacy of Alabama, its economy once dominated by cotton and its echoes can still be felt in the quiet dignity of its older structures. While agriculture remains a part of its character, Madison has also seen a significant shift towards a more diversified economy, embracing new industries and a growing population that brings a modern pulse to the old rhythms of the South. The town retains a sense of community, where neighbors still recognize one another and a slow, deliberate pace of life prevails, a stark contrast to the hurried nature of larger metropolises. It’s a place where the past is not forgotten but lives alongside the present, a quiet continuation rather than a radical break.
Live animated radar for Madison and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Madison, Montgomery County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 32.423748°N, 86.226356°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35020, 36117, 35756 |
| Area Code | 334, 251, 256 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Madison, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Madison, Alabama, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Madison includes coordinates 32.423748°N, 86.226356°W, situated in Montgomery County. ZIP code 35020, 36117, 35756. Telephone area code: 334, 251, 256. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
