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Milford, Nebraska Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Milford, NE
Sunday, July 5 at 1:08 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
79%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Sunset
4:02 PM
Milford, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMilford, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 89°
Milford, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    89°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    90°69°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    95°70°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    35%
    92°73°-3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Showers
    39%
    0.32″
    86°69°-6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    81°65°-5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    88°63°+7°
Milford, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
132° · veering 5°
Direction
SE
132°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 19 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 135SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Milford, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.4
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.42 inHg
Now
962.4
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961965
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW965.1960.8962.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Milford, NE
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
17μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Milford, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
90%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.9mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
06:08 UTC · Milford, NE · 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
06:08 UTC · Milford, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Milford, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Milford, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Milford, NE
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:30 AM
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
4:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:37 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Milford, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 PM
Moonset
11:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Milford, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Milford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 68405

15-Day Forecast — Milford

  1. Sun89°64°7%
  2. Mon90°69°3%
  3. Tue95°70°1%
  4. Wed92°73°35%
  5. Thu86°69°39%
  6. Fri81°65°22%
  7. Sat88°63°4%
  8. Sun90°71°4%
  9. Mon98°69°2%
  10. Tue99°75°3%
  11. Wed98°68°7%
  12. Thu100°68°10%
  13. Fri92°67°17%
  14. Sat96°68°24%
  15. Sun105°74°7%

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 — Milford

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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

  • 68405

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.