Weather in Malta, Idaho
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Malta, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 1:41 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
42°
Humidity
26%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Malta, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
7p
68°
8p
61°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
48°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
51°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
68°
3p
69°
4p
68°
5p
67°
6p
Malta, ID
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—61°43°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—52°41°
- MondayMay 18Overcast14%60°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—65°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Clear—72°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—77°50°
Malta, ID
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Malta, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
316° · veering 117°
Direction
NW
316°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 13
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Malta, ID
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
Malta, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:40 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
3:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Malta, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:17 PM
- Moonset
- 3:26 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Malta, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Malta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (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).