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Today's briefing

# Weather Briefing for Milan Milan's in for a scorcher today, with the mercury climbing to 37 degrees and a hot, sticky feel of 36 degrees as you move about the city. There's a 33 per cent chance of rain, but don't count on it to cool things down much. Slip on some lightweight, breathable threads and slather on sunscreen (UV index is sitting at 7), and you'll be sweet for the day ahead. The weekend looks even more pleasant, with Saturday hitting 32 degrees and Sunday warming to 35 degrees, both bone dry.

23°

Showers · feels like 26°

Today: 34° / 23°
Humidity: 74%
Wind: 7 km/h N
UV index: 0 · Low
Sunrise: 5:38 am
Sunset: 9:15 pm
Updated: 5:00 am

Next 24 hours

Now
23°
28%
6am
24°
18%
7am
24°
18%
8am
25°
15%
9am
25°
5%
10am
26°
13%
11am
28°
3%
12pm
30°
0%
1pm
31°
5%
2pm
32°
18%
3pm
33°
13%
4pm
33°
20%
5pm
34°
13%
6pm
34°
10%
7pm
34°
3%
8pm
33°
13%
9pm
32°
3%
10pm
30°
0%
11pm
29°
0%
12am
28°
0%
1am
27°
0%
2am
27°
0%
3am
26°
0%
4am
26°
8%

Live rain radar

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Animated rain radar via RainViewer (Bureau of Meteorology sources). Full BOM radar loop.

Seven-day forecast

Tue
Showers
34° 23°
Rain 28%
Wed
Overcast
35° 25°
Rain 33%
Thu
Clear
33° 21°
Rain 0%
Fri
Mainly clear
36° 22°
Rain 0%
Sat
Partly cloudy
32° 24°
Rain 0%
Sun
Clear
35° 23°
Rain 0%
Mon
Overcast
34° 23°
Rain 0%

Air quality

Good

US AQI

PM2.5: 8
PM10: 12
Ozone: 47

Air quality by Open-Meteo (CAMS), in µg/m³.

Sun and moon

Sunrise: 5:38 am
Sunset: 9:15 pm
Daylight: 15h 37m

Full moon

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From the weather desk

Milan weather, explained

How to read the Milan forecast

A good forecast is really three views at once. The current panel tells you what it feels like outside right now, which is what matters before you head out the door. The hourly strip is for planning the next part of your day: when the rain band arrives, when the wind picks up, when it is warm enough to walk. The seven-day outlook is for the week ahead, and it is most reliable in the first three or four days. Read it from the top down and you will almost always have what you need for Milan.

What the UV index actually means

The UV index rates the strength of the sun's ultraviolet radiation on a simple scale. Below 3 is low and you can be outside safely without protection. From 3 to 7 is moderate to high, the point at which sunburn becomes likely within an hour, so a hat and sunscreen earn their keep. Above 8 is very high to extreme, and skin can burn in minutes around the middle of the day. The index peaks at solar noon, not at the hottest part of the afternoon, so the safest habit is to check the number rather than judge by the temperature.

Why the overnight low matters as much as the high

Daytime maximums get the headlines, but the overnight minimum shapes how the day actually feels. A cold night means a slow, crisp start and, on clear evenings, the chance of fog or frost before dawn. A mild night means the warmth carries over and the morning is comfortable from the outset. Clear skies let heat escape and push the low down; cloud cover traps it and keeps the night warmer. That is why two days with the same maximum can feel completely different depending on the night that came before.

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