Malta, Idaho Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Malta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——96°60°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle20%0.04″92°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle13%—91°62°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle42%0.01″94°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——93°61°-1°
- FridayJul 10Clear——101°62°+8°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——106°69°+5°
AQI 20 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.56
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 11:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Malta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 83342
16-Day Forecast — Malta
- Sun96°60°2%
- Mon92°69°20%
- Tue91°62°13%
- Wed94°63°42%
- Thu93°61°2%
- Fri101°62°1%
- Sat106°69°0%
- Sun105°69°1%
- Mon104°73°4%
- Tue110°70°9%
- Wed107°73°10%
- Thu106°72°9%
- Fri96°68°14%
- Sat101°69°17%
- Sun104°73°10%
- Mon101°73°12%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Malta
SPC includes Malta in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Malta
- 83342