Weather in Milton, Washington
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Milton, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:38 PM
51
°
Light Rain
Feels like
47°
Humidity
77%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Milton, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
40%
4p
57°
28%
5p
56°
24%
6p
55°
34%
7p
54°
39%
8p
52°
44%
9p
50°
49%
10p
50°
33%
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
46°
13%
6a
47°
7a
48°
8a
51°
15%
9a
52°
23%
10a
51°
48%
11a
52°
71%
12p
51°
65%
1p
50°
90%
2p
48°
90%
3p
Milton, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain81%56°44°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—61°41°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—67°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—65°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—71°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy—79°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—72°50°
Milton, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Milton, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
086° · backing 117°
Direction
E
086°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Milton, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 72.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.1 Low
Milton, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:56 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
4:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Milton, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:52 AM
- Moonset
- 3:03 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Milton, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
weather
Milton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 16, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).