Milton, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Milton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast21%—91°73°—
- SundayJul 5Rain30%0.26″83°71°-8°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle16%—83°68°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear10%—82°64°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—89°64°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle27%0.03″88°71°-1°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle31%0.05″84°70°-4°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Milton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62352
16-Day Forecast — Milton
- Sat91°73°21%
- Sun83°71°30%
- Mon83°68°16%
- Tue82°64°10%
- Wed89°64°12%
- Thu88°71°27%
- Fri84°70°31%
- Sat85°70°22%
- Sun75°59°11%
- Mon77°57°6%
- Tue77°60°7%
- Wed81°63°13%
- Thu82°64°13%
- Fri82°67°23%
- Sat86°69°17%
- Sun89°72°16%
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 — Milton
SPC has placed Milton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Milton
- 62352