Malden, West Virginia 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
- TodayJul 4Overcast25%—90°75°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle30%0.05″96°71°+6°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm64%—87°71°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle39%—83°69°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle12%—90°67°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy20%—91°65°+1°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle67%—88°70°-3°
AQI 88 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 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 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Malden
- Sat90°76°25%
- Sun96°71°30%
- Mon87°71°64%
- Tue83°69°39%
- Wed90°67°12%
- Thu91°65°20%
- Fri88°70°67%
- Sat80°68°63%
- Sun83°63°39%
- Mon89°59°23%
- Tue90°63°17%
- Wed81°63°19%
- Thu87°62°29%
- Fri92°65°37%
- Sat92°69°28%
- Sun89°72°45%
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 Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Malden
- 25306