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Milton, Kansas Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Milton, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 6:32 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
74%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Milton, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMilton, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 86°
Milton, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    0.02″
    84°70°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    93°69°+9°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    84°70°-9°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    46%
    88°67°+4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    99°74°+11°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    36%
    99°77°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    97°76°-2°
Milton, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
181° · veering 39°
Direction
S
181°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 12 · pk 32 @ 6:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3314SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Milton, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.9
-3.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.43 inHg
Now
962.9
mb
3h
-3.0
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-5.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960967
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW966.8959.6959.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Milton, KS
Air quality
35
AQI
Moderate
+4 in 6hPeak ~57 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 71. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). 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
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
5.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 26

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Milton, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
46.1mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
18:32 UTC ·Milton, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:32 UTC ·Milton, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Milton, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Milton, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Milton, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Milton, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:52 AM
Moonset
2:42 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Milton, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Milton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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 Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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

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.