Madras, Oregon Weather
Madras, Oregon — 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 Madras, Jefferson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Madras. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Madras is published on the Madras Municipal Airport (KS33) page, 5 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. 3 airfields within reach of Madras 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 Madras: Roberts Field (KRDM) 42 km · Sisters Eagle Air Airport (K6K5) 49 km
Conditions reported at KS33 describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Madras specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Madras.
About Madras, Oregon
Madras rests in the high desert plateau of Jefferson County, a place defined by the immense sky that stretches from horizon to horizon. It lies 25.0 miles north of Redmond, OR (from Redmond, OR: bearing 5°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north-north-east of Culver. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones, where sagebrush and juniper cling tenaciously to the dry, rolling terrain, broken occasionally by the stark beauty of basalt outcroppings. The air itself carries a certain crispness, a testament to the elevation and the distance from the coast, and in the long evenings of summer, the light bleeds across the western sky in hues of apricot and lavender, painting the distant peaks of the Cascade Range in ephemeral grandeur. Madras is a town that breathes with the expansive breath of the open land, where the wind often whispers secrets through the sparse vegetation, and the silence can be as profound as any sound. The history of Madras is deeply entwined with the land’s agricultural potential and its strategic location, a crossroads for those traveling through this rugged country. Ranching and farming, particularly the cultivation of crops that thrive in arid conditions, have long been the lifeblood of the local economy, with irrigation canals, shimmering veins across the landscape, a constant reminder of human ingenuity against the natural elements. The town also bears the mark of its past as a hub for railroad activity, a legacy visible in the enduring infrastructure and the stories of a time when steam and steel dictated the pace of life. Today, while agriculture remains vital, Madras has also seen diversification, drawing strength from its proximity to outdoor recreation, with nearby lakes and national forests beckoning visitors to explore the wild beauty that surrounds this resilient community.
Live animated radar for Madras 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 | Madras, Jefferson County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 44.633454°N, 121.129487°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97741 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Madras, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Madras, Oregon, 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 Madras includes coordinates 44.633454°N, 121.129487°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 97741. Telephone area code: 541. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
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.
