Milton, Louisiana Weather
Milton, Louisiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Milton, Lafayette Parish.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Milton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Milton is published on the Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT) page, 14 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: Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport (KIYA) 14 km · Acadiana Regional Airport (KARA) 20 km · Le Gros Memorial Airport (K3R2) 40 km · Le Maire Memorial Airport (K2R1) 46 km · St Landry Parish Ahart Field (KOPL) 51 km
Conditions reported at KLFT describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 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, Louisiana
Milton unfolds as a low-lying expanse where the earth breathes a humid sigh, perpetually kissed by the Gulf Coast air. It lies 9.0 miles south-south-west of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 202°T), and is situated 5.2 miles west of Youngsville. Cypress knees, knobby and ancient, punctuate the dark, slow-moving waters of the bayous that thread through the landscape, their surfaces reflecting a sky often painted in shades of bruised lavender and molten gold as evening descends. The air itself carries the scent of damp soil, sweet honeysuckle, and the faintest whisper of salt, a constant reminder of the proximity to the vast, unseen ocean. Here, the land feels yielding, a soft, dark loam that has known the weight of generations, its character defined by the gentle, almost imperceptible inclination towards the waterways that are its lifeblood. The history of Milton is a quiet narrative, intertwined with the rich agricultural traditions of Lafayette Parish, where sugarcane once dominated the fertile plains and cotton fields stretched towards the horizon. This place, like so many along the Louisiana coast, has seen its fortunes ebb and flow with the bounty of the land and the ingenuity of its people. While grand pronouncements and bustling industries might have bypassed its quieter corners, Milton’s economy has long been sustained by the steady hand of farming and the resourceful harvesting of its natural resources, the bayous offering not only passage but also sustenance. The distinctive character of Milton is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its inhabitants and the unpretentious beauty of its verdant, water-laced surroundings, a place where the rhythm of life is set by the slow turning of seasons and the gentle flow of the bayou.
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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Milton, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30.103814°N, 92.076512°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70558, 70592 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Milton, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Milton, Louisiana, 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 30.103814°N, 92.076512°W, situated in Lafayette Parish. ZIP code 70558, 70592. Telephone area code: 985. 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.
