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Milton, Washington Weather

Peak Hummingbird Wars. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Milton, WA
Monday, July 6 at 4:21 AM
55
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
68%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
10:20 PM
Sunset
2:07 PM
Milton, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMilton, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 84°
Milton, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Clear
    84°54°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    78°57°-6°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    77°55°-1°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    76°47°-1°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    80°49°+4°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    78°54°-2°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Overcast
    83°47°+5°
Milton, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · veering 84°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7 mph
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 mph · pk 17 mph @ 6:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 143SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 84° from the se.
Milton, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.4
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.4
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071013
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.01007.51007.5
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Milton, WA
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Moderate
28μg/m³
OzoneGood
20μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
1.00
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Milton, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.9mi
UNLIMITED
91 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
11:21 UTC · Milton, WA · 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
11:21 UTC · Milton, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Milton, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Milton, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Milton, WA
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
4:42 AM
Sunrise
10:20 PM
Daylight
15h 47m
Sunset
2:07 PM
Civil dusk
9:48 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Milton, WA
The moon
Last Quarter
63% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 PM
Moonset
12:40 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Milton, WA
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Peak Hummingbird Wars

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Milton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 98354

15-Day Forecast — Milton

  1. Mon84°54°0%
  2. Tue78°57°0%
  3. Wed77°55°5%
  4. Thu76°47°1%
  5. Fri80°49°3%
  6. Sat78°54°5%
  7. Sun83°47°2%
  8. Mon87°49°1%
  9. Tue88°52°4%
  10. Wed88°53°3%
  11. Thu88°57°5%
  12. Fri80°50°6%
  13. Sat84°50°3%
  14. Sun86°51°3%
  15. Mon86°51°3%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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.

ZIP codes in Milton

  • 98354

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.