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Milford, New Jersey 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, NJ
Sunday, July 5 at 12:30 AM
74
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
80°
Humidity
82%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
Milford, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMilford, NJ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 69% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 72°H 86°
Milford, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    69%
    0.59″
    86°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    93%
    0.57″
    75°64°-11°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    78%
    0.08″
    72°63°-3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    22%
    74°61°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    88°63°+14°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    0.01″
    88°68°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    31%
    86°60°-2°
Milford, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · veering 19°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 6
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 6 · pk 28 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 257SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 19° from the s.
Milford, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.8
+2.9 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.67 inHg
Now
1004.8
mb
3h
+2.9
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.61000.11004.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Milford, NJ
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
-48 in 6h

AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 48 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.2 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
21μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.2 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
calm
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Milford, NJ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
22.6mi
UNLIMITED
102 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
04:30 UTC · Milford, NJ · 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
04:30 UTC · Milford, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Milford, NJ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Milford, NJ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Milford, NJ
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Milford, NJ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
11:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Milford, NJ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Milford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 08848

15-Day Forecast — Milford

  1. Sun86°72°69%
  2. Mon75°64°93%
  3. Tue72°63°78%
  4. Wed74°61°22%
  5. Thu88°63°30%
  6. Fri88°68°47%
  7. Sat86°60°31%
  8. Sun81°60°19%
  9. Mon85°56°15%
  10. Tue86°59°18%
  11. Wed83°63°41%
  12. Thu85°61°35%
  13. Fri87°60°33%
  14. Sat85°64°36%
  15. Sun91°70°45%

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

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • 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

  • 08848

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.