Madison, North Carolina Weather
Madison, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Madison, Rockingham County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
