Milton, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Milton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle44%0.04″94°77°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast27%—91°76°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers78%—91°75°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm48%—92°74°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm23%—93°76°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%—91°75°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm37%—91°75°0°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Milton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 70558
16-Day Forecast — Milton
- Sun95°77°44%
- Mon91°76°27%
- Tue91°75°78%
- Wed92°74°48%
- Thu93°76°23%
- Fri91°75°18%
- Sat91°75°37%
- Sun81°73°54%
- Mon79°72°59%
- Tue90°73°37%
- Wed93°75°32%
- Thu92°76°34%
- Fri93°77°36%
- Sat93°79°42%
- Sun91°76°46%
- Mon92°75°52%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 includes Milton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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
- 70592
- 70508
- 70558