Madera, California Weather
Madera, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Madera, Madera County.
Full aviation weather for Madera is published on the Madera Municipal Airport (KMAE) page, 6 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. 5 airfields within reach of Madera 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 Madera: Chowchilla Airport (K2O6) 24 km · Fresno Chandler Executive Airport (KFCH) 33 km · Fresno Yosemite International Airport (KFAT) 37 km · Merced Regional Macready Field (KMCE) 54 km
Conditions reported at KMAE describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Madera specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Madera, California
Madera sprawls across a sun-drenched plain, a tapestry of ochre earth and emerald fields stretching towards the distant, hazy blue of the Sierra Nevada foothills. It lies 21.7 miles north-west of Fresno, CA (from Fresno, CA: bearing 313°T), and is situated 4.0 miles south of Madera Acres. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a dry, sweet scent of ripening fruit and dust, a perfume of the Central Valley itself. Broad avenues, lined with mature trees that offer a dappled shade, guide the eye past low-slung buildings and the occasional splash of bougainvillea, hinting at a resilient warmth that persists through the seasons. The landscape here is one of gentle gradients, the land patiently yielding to the agricultural endeavors that define its character, a quiet invitation to breathe deep the open sky. This agricultural heartland has a history deeply intertwined with the bounty of the soil, a legacy that began with vast ranches and expanded with the arrival of irrigation and ambitious farming. Madera’s economy has long been anchored in the cultivation of grapes, almonds, and pistachios, their cultivation a testament to the region’s fertile ground and the labor of generations. You can still feel the echoes of its railroad past, a vital artery that once pulsed with the movement of goods and people, connecting Madera to markets far and wide. Today, while agriculture remains paramount, the town also serves as a gateway, a point of passage for those venturing into the dramatic natural beauty of nearby national parks, a quiet hub where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life.
Live animated radar for Madera 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 | Madera, Madera County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.961336°N, 120.060718°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93637, 93638, 93639, 93636 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Madera, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Madera, California, 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 Madera includes coordinates 36.961336°N, 120.060718°W, situated in Madera County. ZIP code 93637, 93638, 93639, 93636. Telephone area code: 760. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
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.
