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Milton, Louisiana 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, LA
Thursday, June 4 at 4:47 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
88%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Milton, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMilton, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 54% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 69°H 80°
Milton, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Showers
    54%
    0.09″
    82°73°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    34%
    87°69°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    59%
    88°73°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    32%
    88°74°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    16%
    88°75°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    33%
    89°75°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    35%
    90°75°+1°
Milton, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
083° · backing 24°
Direction
E
083°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 23 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2410SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 24° from the e.
Milton, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.7
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 30.02 inHg
Now
1016.7
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151017
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.11014.61014.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Milton, LA
Air quality
35
AQI
Moderate
-5 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 10 PM

PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
6.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 19

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Milton, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.4mi
UNLIMITED
42 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
16:47 UTC ·Milton, LA · 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
16:47 UTC ·Milton, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Milton, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Milton, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Milton, LA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Milton, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:09 AM
Moonset
2:37 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Milton, LA
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: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 16 (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 General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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

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.