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Malta, Montana 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

Malta, MT
Saturday, July 4 at 6:24 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
19%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
11:16 PM
Sunset
3:15 PM
Malta, MT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMalta, MT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 89°
Malta, MT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    88°55°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    89°62°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    21%
    0.03″
    84°59°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    69%
    0.16″
    71°60°-13°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    46%
    0.93″
    87°57°+16°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    46%
    79°61°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    80°59°+1°
Malta, MT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
304° · veering 6°
Direction
NW
304°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
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 4 · pk 17 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2112SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 6° from the nw.
Malta, MT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
934.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 27.60 inHg
Now
934.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 933936
925930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW936.1933.1934.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Malta, MT
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+22 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
1.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 45
Malta, MT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
168.4mi
UNLIMITED
170 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
00:24 UTC · Malta, MT · 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
00:24 UTC · Malta, MT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Malta, MT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Malta, MT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Malta, MT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:36 AM
Sunrise
11:16 PM
Daylight
15h 59m
Sunset
3:15 PM
Civil dusk
9:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Malta, MT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
11:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Malta, MT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Malta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 59538

16-Day Forecast — Malta

  1. Sat88°55°1%
  2. Sun89°62°12%
  3. Mon84°59°21%
  4. Tue71°60°69%
  5. Wed87°57°46%
  6. Thu79°61°46%
  7. Fri80°59°3%
  8. Sat102°63°4%
  9. Sun95°73°6%
  10. Mon98°71°7%
  11. Tue102°71°10%
  12. Wed100°79°14%
  13. Thu87°70°10%
  14. Fri94°63°6%
  15. Sat90°67°9%
  16. Sun86°63°10%

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

  • 59538

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.