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Milford, Michigan Weather

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

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

Milford, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:13 AM
68
°
Rain
Feels like
69°
Humidity
90%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Sunset
5:15 PM
Milford, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMilford, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 69% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 68°H 84°
Milford, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    69%
    0.61″
    84°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    52%
    0.99″
    77°66°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    73°63°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    82°60°+9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    84°61°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    76°64°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    27%
    83°61°+7°
Milford, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · backing 47°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 23 @ 5:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 233SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 47° from the sw.
Milford, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.9
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.9
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982986
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.3982.2984.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Milford, MI
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-19 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.3 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Milford, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
5.9mi
MODERATE
81 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
09:13 UTC · Milford, MI · 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
09:13 UTC · Milford, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Milford, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Milford, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Milford, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:28 AM
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
5:15 PM
Civil dusk
9:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Milford, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
10:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Milford, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Milford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 48380, 48381

15-Day Forecast — Milford

  1. Sat87°68°69%
  2. Sun77°66°52%
  3. Mon73°63°7%
  4. Tue82°60°4%
  5. Wed84°61°9%
  6. Thu76°64°32%
  7. Fri83°61°27%
  8. Sat82°64°19%
  9. Sun76°61°14%
  10. Mon81°60°16%
  11. Tue71°62°11%
  12. Wed77°57°18%
  13. Thu82°60°32%
  14. Fri78°65°35%
  15. Sat76°60°13%

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 includes Milford in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Milford

  • 48381

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.