Madison, New Jersey Weather
Madison, New Jersey — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Madison, Morris County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Madison. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Madison is published on the Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) page, 4 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: Essex County Airport (KCDW) 17 km · Linden Airport (KLDJ) 22 km · Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 22 km · Somerset Airport (KSMQ) 26 km · Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 32 km
Conditions reported at KMMU describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Madison specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Madison, New Jersey
Madison unfolds across a landscape gently sculpted by the retreat of ancient glaciers, where rolling hills give way to the broader, more expansive vistas of the Passaic River valley. It lies 5.9 miles west-south-west of Livingston, NJ (from Livingston, NJ: bearing 245°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west-south-west of Essex. The air, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, carries a faint sweetness, a blend of distant mown hay and the damp earth near the water. Mature oaks and maples, their branches reaching like arthritic fingers towards the sky, cast long, dancing shadows across well-tended lawns and the occasional, grander estate that hints at a more affluent past. The rhythm of daily life here is one of quiet competence, a steady hum of activity that rarely erupts into frantic haste, suggesting a community comfortable in its own skin and content with the unfolding of its days. The history of Madison is interwoven with the burgeoning industrial spirit of the 19th century, an era that saw its transformation from a quieter agricultural center into a more dynamic hub. The railroad, a vital artery of commerce, arrived and spurred growth, drawing ambitious entrepreneurs and establishing the foundations of the local economy that, in time, would diversify to include a strong presence in research and development. Landmarks like the historic public library and the charming downtown shops, with their brightly painted awnings that catch the afternoon light like scattered jewels, stand as quiet testaments to this evolution. The proximity to the Passaic River, though not a bustling waterway today, once played a more significant role in the settlement’s early days, its presence shaping the very contours of the land and the aspirations of its founders.
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, Morris County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.759823°N, 74.417097°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07940 |
| Area Code | 908 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Madison, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Madison, New Jersey, 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 40.759823°N, 74.417097°W, situated in Morris County. ZIP code 07940. Telephone area code: 908. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
