Milton, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Milton, Cavalier County.
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Milton rests beneath a vast, indifferent sky, its low-slung buildings a scattering of hardy structures against the immense sweep of the North Dakota prairie. It lies 67.1 miles north-west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 317°T), and is situated 17.5 miles east-south-east of Langdon. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a rolling expanse of cultivated fields that stretch to horizons so wide they seem to swallow the sun whole, especially during the long, lingering twilights of late summer. The air itself, when it’s not biting with winter's chill, carries the dry, clean scent of harvested wheat and the faint, sweet perfume of wild prairie flowers that bloom defiantly in the ditches and along the unpaved roads. Even in the stillness, there is a sense of movement, a constant, almost imperceptible breath of wind that whispers across the open spaces, shaping the very character of Milton. The founding of Milton, like so many settlements in this part of the country, is a story etched in grit and the relentless pursuit of fertile soil. Agriculture remains the lifeblood, the golden waves of durum wheat and barley that ripple across the landscape dictating the rhythm of the year, from the hopeful green shoots of spring to the satisfying heft of the harvest. While the grand pronouncements of boom times may have faded, a quiet resilience defines the local economy; a network of grain elevators stands sentinel, monuments to this enduring industry, and the general store still serves as a de facto community hub. The sheer openness is a defining characteristic, a stark beauty that has drawn and kept a certain kind of soul, one that finds solace in the quietude and the profound, unadorned grandeur of the prairie.
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| Location | Milton, Cavalier County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.626384°N, 98.042602°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58260 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Milton, North Dakota, 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 48.626384°N, 98.042602°W, situated in Cavalier County. ZIP code 58260. Telephone area code: 701. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.