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Weather in Malta, Idaho

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Malta, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
45
°
Clear
Feels like
36°
Humidity
33%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Malta, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
11p
52°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
48°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
51°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
68°
3p
69°
4p
68°
5p
67°
6p
66°
7p
62°
8p
58°
9p
54°
10p
L 41°H 69°
Malta, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    61°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    53°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    59°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    65°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Clear
    72°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    77°50°
Malta, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
058° · backing 143°
Direction
ENE
058°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 14
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 14 · pk 30 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 143° from the ene.
Malta, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
858.8
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 25.36 inHg
Now
858.8
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 856862
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Malta, ID
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
1.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Malta, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:40 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
3:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Malta, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:17 PM
Moonset
3:26 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Malta, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Malta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Malta

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.