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Weather in Malden, Massachusetts

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Malden, MA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
45%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Malden, MA
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
35%
10p
52°
17%
11p
52°
10%
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
54°
8a
53°
9a
55°
10a
56°
11a
52°
12p
52°
1p
53°
2p
53°
3p
53°
4p
53°
5p
54°
6p
54°
7p
53°
8p
51°
9p
L 50°H 56°
Malden, MA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    88°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    68°56°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    96°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    69%
    94°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    26%
    67°53°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65°50°
Malden, MA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · veering 5°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 10 · pk 30 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 5° from the ssw.
Malden, MA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.9
+0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.85 inHg
Now
1010.9
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Malden, MA
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.7 μg/m³
PM 10
13.2 μg/m³
NO₂
9.8 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Malden, MA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:50 AM
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
12:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Malden, MA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:21 AM
Moonset
12:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Malden, MA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Malden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Malden

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.