Milford, Iowa Weather
Milford, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Milford, Dickinson County.
Full aviation weather for Milford is published on the Spirit Lake Municipal Airport (K0F3) page, 7 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Milford have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Milford: Spencer Municipal Airport (KSPW) 18 km · Estherville Municipal Airport (KEST) 34 km · Jackson Municipal Airport (KMJQ) 38 km · Emmetsburg Municipal Airport (KEGQ) 44 km · Sibley Municipal Airport (KISB) 50 km
Conditions reported at K0F3 describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Milford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Milford, Iowa
Milford sits at the edge of a broad, sweeping landscape, where the land itself seems to exhale. It lies 67.4 miles south-south-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 202°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-south-west of Spirit Lake. The horizon here is a soft, low curve, allowing the immense sky to dominate, its moods shifting from the stark brilliance of midday to the bruised purples and oranges of twilight. Gentle hills, clad in a patchwork of agricultural fields and prairie remnants, roll towards the distant edge of perception. The air carries the clean scent of turned earth and the faint, sweet perfume of summer grasses. In the quietude, one can almost hear the slow, persistent hum of life beneath the surface, a subterranean pulse of roots and water. The story of Milford is deeply entwined with the fertile soil that surrounds it. Originally settled by hardy pioneers drawn to the rich farmland, the town's economy has long been anchored in agriculture, its prosperity measured in bushels of corn and soybeans. The nearby Okoboji chain of lakes, a jewel in the glacial topography, has also shaped Milford’s character, drawing visitors and fostering a vibrant tourism sector, particularly in the warmer months when the water reflects the boundless sky. This duality—the grounded labor of the farm and the playful spirit of the lakeside—creates a unique rhythm in Milford, a steady beat punctuated by the seasonal ebb and flow of both harvest and holiday.
Live animated radar for Milford and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Milford, Dickinson County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.324686°N, 95.149996°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51351 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Milford, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Milford, Iowa, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Milford includes coordinates 43.324686°N, 95.149996°W, situated in Dickinson County. ZIP code 51351. Telephone area code: 563. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
