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Milford, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Milford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Milford, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 6:13 PM
77
°
Light Showers
Feels like
81°
Humidity
87%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
12:25 AM
Sunset
3:25 PM
Milford, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMilford, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 83% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 71°H 82°
Milford, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    83%
    0.90″
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    0.03″
    82°71°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    77°62°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    79°59°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    83°63°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    49%
    0.01″
    82°70°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    39%
    0.02″
    80°69°-2°
Milford, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
228° · veering 51°
Direction
SW
228°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 23 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 219SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Milford, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.7
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.23 inHg
Now
989.7
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.1988.9989.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Milford, IL
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+11 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.7 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
0.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 37

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Milford, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
15.1mi
UNLIMITED
57 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
23:13 UTC · Milford, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:13 UTC · Milford, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Milford, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Milford, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Milford, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
12:25 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
3:25 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Milford, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 PM
Moonset
9:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Milford, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Milford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 60953

16-Day Forecast — Milford

  1. Sat88°71°83%
  2. Sun82°71°25%
  3. Mon77°62°9%
  4. Tue79°59°3%
  5. Wed83°63°2%
  6. Thu82°70°49%
  7. Fri80°69°39%
  8. Sat74°58°13%
  9. Sun75°55°8%
  10. Mon75°57°8%
  11. Tue76°54°7%
  12. Wed78°61°32%
  13. Thu81°62°21%
  14. Fri81°68°35%
  15. Sat75°68°43%
  16. Sun74°61°48%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Milford

SPC has placed Milford in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Milford

  • 60953

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.