Madison, California Weather
Madison, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Madison, Yolo County.
Full aviation weather for Madison is published on the Yolo County Davis Woodland Winters Airport (KDWA) page, 15 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: University Airport (KEDU) 23 km · Sacramento International Airport (KSMF) 33 km · Nut Tree Airport (KVCB) 34 km · Sacramento Executive Airport (KSAC) 45 km · Travis Air Force Base (KSUU) 46 km
Conditions reported at KDWA describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 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, California
Madison is a quiet sentinel at the edge of California's fertile plains. It lies 10.5 miles west of Woodland, CA (from Woodland, CA: bearing 270°T), and is situated 2.8 miles east-south-east of Esparto. The land here rolls gently, a mosaic of sun-baked fields and the deep green of orchards, all under a sky that can stretch from a fierce, blinding blue to a soft, bruised lavender at day's end. Willows, their branches weeping towards the earth, cluster along the faint trace of watercourses, their leaves a constant, rustling whisper against the dry air. The scent of dust, warm earth, and the distant sweetness of ripening fruit hangs heavy, a perfume unique to this agricultural heartland. This is a place forged by the persistent work of hands in the soil, its history tied intrinsically to the bounty of the land. For generations, farmers have coaxed life from these rich alluvial soils, their livelihoods dependent on the sun's arc and the timely arrival of rain, or the steady flow from irrigation ditches. The local economy still hums with the quiet industry of agriculture, the processing of fruits and nuts, and the steady passage of trucks laden with the region's produce. While the world may rush past on nearby highways, life in Madison moves with a measured cadence, a rhythm dictated by the turning of seasons and the enduring connection between people and the earth they cultivate.
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, Yolo County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.679348°N, 121.968302°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95653, 95627 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Madison, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Madison, 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 Madison includes coordinates 38.679348°N, 121.968302°W, situated in Yolo County. ZIP code 95653, 95627. Telephone area code: 530. 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.
