Madison, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Madison, Monroe County.
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Madison lies cradled by the rolling Missouri landscape, a place where the sky feels vast and the earth breathes a steady, agricultural rhythm. It lies 36.7 miles north of Columbia, MO (from Columbia, MO: bearing 10°T), and is situated 12.8 miles east-north-east of Moberly. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like a patchwork quilt, broken only by the darker green of timber along the intermittent creeks and the occasional cluster of white-fenced farmsteads. The air here carries the scent of freshly turned soil in the spring, the dry, sun-baked scent of wheat in the summer, and a crisp, woodsmoke tang as autumn descends. Even the houses, mostly modest and well-kept, seem to settle into the land, their porches offering a quiet invitation to watch the slow drift of clouds across the horizon, each one a fleeting masterpiece painted in shades of pearl and slate. The history of Madison is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the promise of cultivation, a legacy stretching back to settlers drawn by the rich farmland of northern Missouri. For generations, the local economy has been anchored by agriculture, a persistent hum of tractors and combines marking the changing seasons, with the grain elevator standing as a silent sentinel to the bounty of each harvest. While no grand historical monuments dominate the skyline, the very character of Madison is a testament to the enduring spirit of rural America, a place where neighborly connections are as vital as the crops themselves. The gentle slope of the land, leading towards unseen waterways that nourish the fields, hints at a quiet interconnectedness, a subtle flow of life that has shaped Madison for generations.
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| Location | Madison, Monroe County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.473649°N, 92.209899°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65263 |
| Area Code | 573 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Madison, Missouri, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 39.473649°N, 92.209899°W, situated in Monroe County. ZIP code 65263. Telephone area code: 573. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.