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Weather in Milton, Wisconsin

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Milton, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
68°
Humidity
71%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Milton, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
52°
24%
2a
53°
17%
3a
54°
15%
4a
54°
5a
55°
10%
6a
56°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
71°
9p
L 52°H 79°
Milton, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    84%
    81°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    51%
    80°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    73%
    78°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    64%
    71°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    66°45°
Milton, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
190° · steady
Direction
S
190°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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 8 · pk 24 @ 6:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Milton, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.91 inHg
Now
979.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975981
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Milton, WI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.1 μg/m³
PM 10
10.4 μg/m³
NO₂
21.9 μg/m³
Ozone
64.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Milton, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Milton, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:34 AM
Moonset
1:45 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Milton, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Milton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 17, 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).

ZIP codes in Milton

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.