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Milton, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Milton, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 11:47 AM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
52%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:40 AM
Sunset
4:42 PM
Milton, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMilton, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 40% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 70°H 97°
Milton, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    40%
    97°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    77%
    2.7″
    92°70°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    88%
    0.09″
    73°64°-19°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    78°63°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    23%
    83°58°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    19%
    84°61°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    85°66°+1°
Milton, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
296° · veering 28°
Direction
WNW
296°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 292SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 28° from the wnw.
Milton, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.0
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.44 inHg
Now
997.0
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.5996.2996.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Milton, PA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6hPeak ~72 @ 10 PM

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 80 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 89 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
9.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
125μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 80 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 89 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 80
UV peak
8.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 89

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Milton, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
72.8mi
UNLIMITED
94 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
15:47 UTC · Milton, PA · 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
15:47 UTC · Milton, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Milton, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Milton, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Milton, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
1:40 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
4:42 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Milton, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Milton, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Milton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 17847

16-Day Forecast — Milton

  1. Sat97°72°40%
  2. Sun92°70°77%
  3. Mon73°64°88%
  4. Tue78°63°72%
  5. Wed83°58°23%
  6. Thu84°61°19%
  7. Fri85°66°58%
  8. Sat84°69°26%
  9. Sun74°67°24%
  10. Mon72°65°30%
  11. Tue81°64°21%
  12. Wed83°64°26%
  13. Thu91°68°27%
  14. Fri90°70°25%
  15. Sat83°70°19%
  16. Sun86°65°29%

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 Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Milton

  • 17847

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.