Malden, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Malden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle69%0.07″83°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast24%—83°66°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°64°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°58°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—82°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle47%—79°66°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast33%—78°63°-1°
AQI 22 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — 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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Malden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 61337
16-Day Forecast — Malden
- Sat83°69°69%
- Sun83°66°24%
- Mon80°64°4%
- Tue80°58°1%
- Wed82°63°12%
- Thu79°66°47%
- Fri78°63°33%
- Sat82°65°13%
- Sun67°58°10%
- Mon72°56°8%
- Tue76°60°9%
- Wed78°62°29%
- Thu82°65°18%
- Fri82°68°29%
- Sat85°69°23%
- Sun84°71°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Malden
SPC has placed Malden in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Malden
- 61337