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Milton, Washington Weather

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

Milton, WA
Thursday, June 4 at 11:35 PM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
65°
Humidity
41%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Milton, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMilton, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 57 degrees Fahrenheit with a 47% chance of precipitation at 8 AM.
L 49°H 57°
Milton, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    68°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    47%
    0.10″
    57°48°-11°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Rain
    86%
    0.26″
    55°46°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    65°46°+10°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    54%
    74°44°+9°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    0.02″
    79°52°+5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    29%
    75°48°-4°
Milton, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
302° · veering 74°
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2513SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Milton, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.4
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.4
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-5.7
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.01009.11009.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Milton, WA
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
3.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 36
Milton, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
53%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
101.5mi
UNLIMITED
105 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
23:35 UTC ·Milton, WA · 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
23:35 UTC ·Milton, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Milton, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Milton, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Milton, WA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:37 AM
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Daylight
15h 45m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
4:40 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Milton, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
7:08 AM
Moonset
3:52 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Milton, WA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive

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Jan 142% 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 30 (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 tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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.