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Madison, Maine

Community in Somerset County, Maine

Air quality

The air at Madison

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Western Mountains (ME), 28 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)3Good-
  • Ozone18Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)1Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Madison

0.48 in in the last 24 hours, 0.62 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.48in
Last 3 days
0.62in

Visibility

How far you can see at Madison, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Mon 2 AM, lowest 9 miles Mon 2 AM.

SatSun

On the radar over Madison, MaineReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Madison, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Madison 4WMADM1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/299 ft/10 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank33of 415

Madison 0.9 SWME-SM-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/293 ft/16 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Waterville (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.8 mi from Madison, Maine. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 5:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Waterville (AWOS), height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WVLFIG. A THE SKY OVER WATERVILLE (AWOS)SECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWaterville (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS WVLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-WVL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

42.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Waterville (AWOS): temperature 42.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WVLFIG. B THE AIR AT WATERVILLE (AWOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.9 FTEMPERATURE 42.0 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEWaterville (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS WVLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-WVL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Waterville (AWOS), north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WVLFIG. C THE WIND AT WATERVILLE (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWaterville (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS WVLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-WVL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Waterville (AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Maine

23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Madison

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Madison

River and lake gauges