Milton, New Hampshire Weather
Milton, New Hampshire — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Milton, Strafford County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Milton.
About Milton, New Hampshire
Milton stretches across a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of glaciers and water. It lies 7.3 miles north of Rochester, NH (from Rochester, NH: bearing 355°T), and is situated 4.1 miles east-north-east of Farmington. Broad, rounded hills, softened by centuries of forest growth, give way to the marshy edges of the Great Bay watershed, where the air carries the faint, salty tang of the Atlantic. Creeks and streams, like silver threads, weave through the terrain, feeding into larger ponds and lakes that punctuate the rolling countryside. The granite bedrock, a silent testament to ancient forces, sometimes breaks the surface, creating rugged outcrops softened by moss and lichen. In the lowlands, a rich, dark soil, born from decaying vegetation, promises fertility, and the sky above often stretches wide and luminous, especially during those hushed hours before twilight, when the light takes on a honeyed quality. This is Milton, a place where the echoes of past industries still resonate in the landscape. The legacy of logging, evident in the vast swathes of mixed hardwoods and pines, once fueled a robust timber trade, and the remnants of old mill foundations can still be found near the waterways that once powered them. Later, the textile mills, humming with the industry of generations, drew families to the area, shaping the social fabric and leaving behind sturdy brick buildings that now often house newer ventures. Today, Milton's economy is a blend, with many residents commuting to larger centers, while others tend to small farms or find work in local businesses that serve the surrounding communities. The proximity to the coast, though not directly on it, lends a certain character to the air and influences the pace of life, a quiet persistence that mirrors the slow erosion of the hills and the steady flow of the rivers.
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, Strafford County, New Hampshire |
| Coordinates | 43.409803°N, 70.988397°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 03851 |
| Area Code | 603 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Milton, New Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Milton, New Hampshire, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 43.409803°N, 70.988397°W, situated in Strafford County. ZIP code 03851. Telephone area code: 603. Timezone: Eastern Time.
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
