Madison, Maine Weather
Madison, Maine — 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, Somerset County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Madison. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Madison is published on the Central Maine/Norridgewock Airport (KOWK) page, 9 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: Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (KWVL) 34 km · Sugarloaf Regional Airport (KB21) 42 km · Bowman Field (KB10) 48 km · Augusta State Airport (KAUG) 53 km · Dexter Regional Airport (K1B0) 56 km
Conditions reported at KOWK describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 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, Maine
Madison unfolds as a landscape of gentle slopes and broad, open fields, where the Kennebec River carves a steady, determined path through the heart of Somerset County. It lies 50.9 miles north-north-east of Lewiston, ME (from Lewiston, ME: bearing 19°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west-north-west of Skowhegan. The terrain here is a study in soft contours, rolling hills cloaked in the deep greens of spruce and pine, interspersed with meadows that catch the sun in wide, golden swaths. In the spring, these fields erupt in a riot of wildflowers, a fleeting, vibrant counterpoint to the enduring strength of the evergreens. Summer evenings often bring a particular quality of light, a warm, honeyed glow that lengthens shadows and softens the edges of the world, lending a quiet, almost introspective character to the land. The air itself carries the clean scent of pine needles and the damp, mineral tang of the river, a constant reminder of the water's pervasive influence. The story of Madison is deeply intertwined with the river that flows beside it, a vital artery for logging and paper production that once defined its economic pulse. For generations, the industries that sustained Madison drew their power and their raw materials from the surrounding forests and the tireless flow of the Kennebec. The remnants of this industrial past are still visible in the architecture and the very layout of the community, a quiet testament to the labor and ingenuity that built this place. While the economy has diversified, the spirit of resourcefulness, honed by years of working with the land, persists. The local character is one of quiet resilience and a deep, abiding connection to the rhythms of the natural world, a place where the changing seasons still dictate the tempo of life.
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, Somerset County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 44.79756°N, 69.879779°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04950 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Madison, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Madison, Maine, 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 44.797560°N, 69.879779°W, situated in Somerset County. ZIP code 04950. Telephone area code: 207. Timezone: Eastern Time.
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.
