Madison, Illinois Weather
Madison, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Madison, Madison County.
Full aviation weather for Madison is published on the St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) page, 12 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: St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) 20 km · St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) 25 km · Creve Coeur Airport (K1H0) 31 km · St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field (KSET) 36 km · Spirit of St Louis Airport (KSUS) 43 km
Conditions reported at KCPS describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 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, Illinois
Madison unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle, persistent sweep of the Mississippi River's influence, its terrain characterized by rolling hills that descend into broad, fertile bottoms. It lies 1.4 miles south-south-west of Granite City, IL (from Granite City, IL: bearing 199°T), and is situated 4.4 miles north-north-east of St. Louis. The air here, especially as twilight softens the edges of the day, carries a humid warmth, a breath from the vast river system that defines this part of the American heartland. The sky above Madison often stretches in an unbroken expanse, a canvas for clouds that drift with a stately, unhurried pace, mirroring the quietude of the land. The very character of Madison seems to be etched not in dramatic geological formations, but in the slow, deliberate artistry of water and wind, a subtle beauty that rewards a patient gaze. The history of Madison is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural bounty of the surrounding bottomlands, lands that were once the domain of ancient forests and then meticulously cleared for cultivation. For generations, the economy here has drawn sustenance from the soil, a tradition carried forward in the fields of corn and soybeans that ripple outward from the town. More recently, however, the echoes of industry have also resonated through Madison, a testament to its adaptability and its connection to the broader industrial arteries of the region. While no single grand monument dominates the skyline, the collective narrative of Madison is one of resilience and a quiet pride in its enduring connection to both the earth and the river that has always been its lifeblood.
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, Madison County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38.68255°N, 90.157054°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62060, 62048 |
| Area Code | 309 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Madison, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Madison, Illinois, 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 38.682550°N, 90.157054°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 62060, 62048. Telephone area code: 309. 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.
