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Malden, Indiana Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Malden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Malden, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:28 PM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
96%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:20 AM
Sunset
3:24 PM
Malden, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMalden, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 8 AM.
L 68°H 77°
Malden, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    79%
    0.32″
    87°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    41%
    77°69°-10°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°64°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    78°63°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    81°65°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    55%
    0.26″
    78°68°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    41%
    0.05″
    76°62°-2°
Malden, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
347° · veering 68°
Direction
NNW
347°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 17 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 228SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Malden, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.9
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.17 inHg
Now
987.9
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.2987.7988.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Malden, IN
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-34 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 34 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
25μg/m³
OzoneGood
31μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Malden, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
67 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:28 UTC · Malden, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:28 UTC · Malden, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Malden, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Malden, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Malden, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:47 AM
Sunrise
12:20 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
3:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Malden, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 PM
Moonset
11:00 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Malden, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Malden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Malden

  1. Sat87°68°79%
  2. Sun77°69°41%
  3. Mon78°64°9%
  4. Tue78°63°2%
  5. Wed81°65°10%
  6. Thu78°68°55%
  7. Fri76°62°41%
  8. Sat74°61°13%
  9. Sun75°58°8%
  10. Mon76°57°7%
  11. Tue80°62°8%
  12. Wed80°66°14%
  13. Thu79°61°29%
  14. Fri83°65°26%
  15. Sat88°74°29%
  16. Sun85°70°23%

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 — Malden

SPC has placed Malden in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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

  • 46383

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.