Milton, Iowa Weather
Milton, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Milton, Van Buren County.
Full aviation weather for Milton is published on the Keosauqua Municipal Airport (K6K9) page, 19 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 Milton 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 Milton: Bloomfield Municipal Airport (K4K6) 23 km · Memphis Memorial Airport (K03D) 26 km · Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFFL) 45 km · Kahoka Municipal Airport (K0H7) 48 km · Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM) 54 km
Conditions reported at K6K9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Milton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Milton.
About Milton, Iowa
Milton lies cradled in the soft, rolling terrain of Van Buren County, a landscape where the earth itself seems to exhale a deep, contented sigh. It lies 27.3 miles south-south-east of Ottumwa, IA (from Ottumwa, IA: bearing 151°T), and is situated 14.3 miles east-south-east of Bloomfield. The land here is a study in subtle shifts, a patchwork of fields that curve with the contours of the land, interspersed with stands of mature oak and maple that whisper secrets on the breeze. In the hush of late afternoon, the sunlight takes on a honeyed quality, slanting across the fields and deepening the shadows beneath the trees, lending an almost spectral beauty to the ordinary. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, damp scent of turned earth and the faint, sweet perfume of distant clover. The story of Milton is written in the enduring spirit of its people and the fertile ground that has sustained them. Agriculture has always been the lifeblood here, the primary industry shaping the character of the community. Generations have worked this soil, cultivating corn and soybeans that stretch to the horizon, their golden stalks rustling like a thousand tiny whispers in the wind. Though not a bustling metropolis, Milton possesses a quiet resilience, a testament to the sturdy independence fostered by rural life. The local economy, tied intrinsically to the land, has weathered its share of storms, and the enduring presence of family farms speaks to a deep-rooted connection to this place, a legacy passed down through the years.
Live animated radar for Milton 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 | Milton, Van Buren County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 40.67336°N, 92.162124°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52570 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Milton, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Milton, 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 Milton includes coordinates 40.673360°N, 92.162124°W, situated in Van Buren County. ZIP code 52570. Telephone area code: 712. 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.
