Malta Bend, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Malta Bend weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle24%0.01″85°68°—
- SundayJul 5Rain24%0.20″89°69°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—85°67°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——84°65°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°67°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers41%—86°71°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle41%0.01″85°72°-1°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Malta Bend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 65339
16-Day Forecast — Malta Bend
- Sat85°68°24%
- Sun89°69°24%
- Mon85°67°10%
- Tue84°65°3%
- Wed89°67°4%
- Thu86°71°41%
- Fri85°72°41%
- Sat80°64°17%
- Sun80°60°8%
- Mon80°58°4%
- Tue78°60°8%
- Wed84°59°8%
- Thu84°64°10%
- Fri86°70°13%
- Sat84°69°13%
- Sun79°63°10%
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 — Malta Bend
SPC has placed Malta Bend 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 Malta Bend
- 65339