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Milton, Wisconsin 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, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 12:38 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
88%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Sunset
3:37 PM
Milton, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMilton, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 65°H 78°
Milton, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    40%
    0.57″
    78°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    81°65°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°61°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°57°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    21%
    80°60°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    47%
    0.02″
    72°66°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    29%
    79°57°+7°
Milton, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
265° · veering 119°
Direction
W
265°
Sustained
5
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 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1710SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Milton, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.0
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.0
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.4982.1984.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Milton, WI
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
+3 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 11 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
7.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 20

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.2 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Milton, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.7mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
17:38 UTC · Milton, WI · 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
17:38 UTC · Milton, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Milton, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Milton, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Milton, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
3:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Milton, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
9:59 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Milton, WI
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: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 53563

16-Day Forecast — Milton

  1. Sat83°68°40%
  2. Sun81°64°8%
  3. Mon78°61°2%
  4. Tue80°57°2%
  5. Wed80°60°21%
  6. Thu72°66°47%
  7. Fri79°57°29%
  8. Sat81°61°9%
  9. Sun67°57°12%
  10. Mon73°54°9%
  11. Tue75°58°6%
  12. Wed79°61°20%
  13. Thu82°66°14%
  14. Fri83°67°19%
  15. Sat85°69°29%
  16. Sun84°70°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 includes Milton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Milton

  • 53563

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.