Madison, North Carolina Weather
Madison, North Carolina — 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, Rockingham County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Madison. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Madison is published on the Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport (KSIF) page, 11 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: Blue Ridge Airport (KMTV) 28 km · Piedmont Triad International Airport (KGSO) 32 km · Smith Reynolds Airport (KINT) 37 km · Mount Airy Surry County Airport (KMWK) 54 km · Burlington Alamance Regional Airport (KBUY) 57 km
Conditions reported at KSIF describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 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, North Carolina
Madison unfolds as a quiet gathering of homes and businesses along the rolling terrain of Rockingham County, where the land breathes a gentle rhythm of cultivated fields and scattered woodlands. It lies 19.4 miles north-north-east of Kernersville, NC (from Kernersville, NC: bearing 19°T), and is situated 1.9 miles south-south-east of Mayodan. The air here often carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening tobacco or freshly turned earth, especially in the warmer months, and the sunlight, when it breaks through the soft, hazy atmosphere, has a particular golden quality, illuminating the broad leaves of oak and maple trees that line the older roads. The terrain itself is a study in subtle shifts, a landscape of low, rounded hills that rise and fall like slumbering giants, interspersed with the occasional winding creek or small, reflective pond that mirrors the vast, open sky above. The history of Madison is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of North Carolina, particularly the cultivation of tobacco, a crop that once shaped its economy and social fabric, leaving behind the enduring character of a community built on hard work and rural traditions. This legacy is still visible in the well-maintained farmsteads and the occasional weathered barn that stands sentinel against the changing seasons, a quiet testament to generations who worked this land. While the economic landscape has diversified, the echoes of that past are palpable, and the pace of life in Madison remains unhurried, allowing for a communal spirit that values neighborly connection and the simple pleasures of a day lived close to the land.
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, Rockingham County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.385415°N, 79.959485°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27025 |
| Area Code | 336 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Madison, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Madison, North Carolina, 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 36.385415°N, 79.959485°W, situated in Rockingham County. ZIP code 27025. Telephone area code: 336. 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.
