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Malta, Ohio Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Malta, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 11:08 AM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
99°
Humidity
58%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Sunset
4:58 PM
Malta, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMalta, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 74°H 96°
Malta, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    26%
    96°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    0.02″
    93°74°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    71%
    87°69°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    22%
    85°65°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    92°64°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    33%
    91°68°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    T-storm w/ Hail
    61%
    80°69°-11°
Malta, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
236° · veering 20°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
14
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 14 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 164SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 20° from the sw.
Malta, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.32 inHg
Now
992.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.0992.0992.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Malta, OH
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~82 @ 9 PM

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 100 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 88 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
139μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 100 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 88 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 100
UV peak
6.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 88

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Malta, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.4mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
15:08 UTC · Malta, OH · 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
15:08 UTC · Malta, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Malta, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Malta, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Malta, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
4:58 PM
Civil dusk
9:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Malta, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
10:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Malta, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Malta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 43758

16-Day Forecast — Malta

  1. Sat96°72°26%
  2. Sun93°74°69%
  3. Mon87°69°71%
  4. Tue85°65°22%
  5. Wed92°64°9%
  6. Thu91°68°33%
  7. Fri80°69°61%
  8. Sat91°68°42%
  9. Sun79°63°19%
  10. Mon73°57°13%
  11. Tue84°61°15%
  12. Wed88°68°20%
  13. Thu94°68°20%
  14. Fri94°70°17%
  15. Sat90°69°27%
  16. Sun92°69°26%

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

SPC has placed Malta in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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

  • 43758

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.