Malta, Idaho Weather
Malta, Idaho — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Malta, Cassia County.
Full aviation weather for Malta is published on the Burley Municipal Airport (KBYI) page, 42 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Conditions reported at KBYI describe the airfield itself. Weather 42 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Malta specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Malta.
About Malta, Idaho
Malta rests in a wide basin, a place where the land breathes and exhales a dry, clean air. It lies 58.4 miles east-south-east of Twin Falls, ID (from Twin Falls, ID: bearing 107°T), and is situated 26.8 miles south-east of Burley. The surrounding hills, a muted palette of ochre and sage, rise with a gentle insistence, their slopes etched by the infrequent but determined passage of water. Sparse stands of juniper cling to the rockier outcrops, their gnarled branches reaching like arthritic fingers towards a sky that often feels immense, an unbroken canvas of cerulean blue. The valley floor itself is a patchwork of pale greens and browns, where fields, depending on the season, might shimmer with the nascent growth of crops or lie fallow, their earth a rich, sun-baked clay. Even in the heat of summer, there's a certain stillness here, a quietude that settles over the landscape like a fine dust. The history of Malta is as tied to the earth as the hardy sagebrush. This is a place that has always looked to the land for its sustenance, its economy built on the patient work of agriculture. Ranching and farming have shaped not only the fields but the very character of Malta, fostering a resilience and a pragmatic spirit among its people. The railroad, a lifeline in earlier days, still hums through the periphery, a reminder of connections made and maintained. While no grand monuments dominate the skyline, the enduring legacy of those who settled this basin, who wrestled a living from its soil and water, is palpable in the quiet persistence of the community. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a particular quality, a softened, golden glow that seems to linger on the weathered wood of the barns and the stoic faces of the distant hills.
Live animated radar for Malta and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Malta, Cassia County, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 42.306302°N, 113.369168°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83342 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Malta, Idaho Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Malta, Idaho, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Malta includes coordinates 42.306302°N, 113.369168°W, situated in Cassia County. ZIP code 83342. Telephone area code: 208. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Boise).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
