Milton, Wisconsin Weather
Milton, Wisconsin — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Milton, Rock County.
Full aviation weather for Milton is published on the Fort Atkinson Municipal Airport (K61C) page, 23 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: Beloit Airport (K44C) 31 km · Lake Lawn Airport (KC59) 32 km · East Troy Municipal Airport (K57C) 47 km · Dacy Airport (K0C0) 49 km · Grand Geneva Resort Airport (KC02) 49 km
Conditions reported at K61C describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 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, Wisconsin
Milton, Wisconsin, unfurls its landscape under a broad Wisconsin sky, a place where gentle swells of land, once carved by ancient glaciers, now cradle fields of corn and soy that stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy blush of distance. It lies 7.4 miles north-north-east of Janesville, WI (from Janesville, WI: bearing 31°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east-south-east of Edgerton. The Rock River, a silver vein, meanders lazily through the periphery, its banks a tapestry of willows and cottonwoods that rustle secrets in the summer breeze. This is a country of wide-open spaces, where the light at dusk paints the western sky in strokes of lavender and rose, and the air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and burgeoning life. The quietude here is not an absence of sound, but a different kind of symphony, composed of the distant hum of tractors, the chirping of unseen birds, and the murmur of wind through the tall grasses that fringe the byways. The history of Milton is deeply rooted in its agricultural heritage, a story of settlers drawn to the fertile earth and the promise of a new life. In its early days, the town was a hub for the surrounding farms, its economy fueled by the harvest and the trade that flowed through its burgeoning marketplace. Later, the advent of the railroad brought a new era, connecting Milton to larger centers and diversifying its economic base with small industries and businesses that served the growing population. Today, while agriculture remains a vital thread, Milton has also become known for its distinctive educational institutions, drawing students and scholars who add a vibrant, intellectual pulse to the town's character, fostering a unique blend of rural tranquility and academic pursuit. The distinctive architecture of its older buildings, a testament to eras past, stands alongside modern conveniences, a visual narrative of Milton's enduring journey.
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, Rock County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 42.775564°N, 88.943999°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 53563 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Milton, Wisconsin Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Milton, Wisconsin, 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 42.775564°N, 88.943999°W, situated in Rock County. ZIP code 53563. Telephone area code: 715. 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.
