Madison, Virginia Weather
Madison, Virginia — 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, Madison County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Madison. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Madison is published on the Orange County Airport (KOMH) page, 24 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: Gordonsville Municipal Airport (KGVE) 26 km · Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO) 32 km · Luray Caverns Airport (KLUA) 38 km · New Market Airport (K8W2) 50 km · Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (KSHD) 57 km
Conditions reported at KOMH describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 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, Virginia
Madison unfolds as a quiet heart within rolling Piedmont hills, where the land breathes a gentle, verdant sigh. It lies 27.0 miles north-north-east of Charlottesville, VA (from Charlottesville, VA: bearing 26°T), and is situated 4.5 miles south-west of Brightwood. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, a mosaic of sun-drenched fields and the deep, cool shadows of oak and hickory forests that fringe its edges. Evenings often bring a particular quality of light, a diffused amber glow that softens the sharp angles of barns and fences, lending a timeless grace to the scattered farmsteads. The air itself carries the scent of turned earth and the distant hum of cicadas, a constant, low melody that underpins the day. This is a place whose roots run deep, a county seat that has long served as a hub for agricultural pursuits, its economy historically tethered to the bounty of the surrounding land, from tobacco in bygone eras to the corn and soybeans that now stretch across the horizon. The legacy of its founding fathers, their aspirations for a community built on diligence and neighborly accord, can still be felt in the unhurried pace of life and the enduring presence of historic homes that stand as silent witnesses to generations past. Madison, with its unpretentious charm, offers a glimpse into a Virginia where history is not a museum piece but a living current, flowing through the fields and the lives of its people.
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, Madison County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.380406°N, 78.257504°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22727 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Madison, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Madison, Virginia, 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 38.380406°N, 78.257504°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 22727. Telephone area code: 540. 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.
