Malden, Illinois Weather
Malden, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Malden, Bureau County.
Full aviation weather for Malden is published on the Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (KVYS) page, 20 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. 6 airfields within reach of Malden have their own pages, listed below.
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.
Other airports near Malden: Whiteside County Airport - Joseph H Bittorf Field (KSQI) 44 km · Bresson Airport (KC82) 44 km · Marshall County Airport (KC75) 45 km · Dixon Municipal Charles R. Walgreen Field (KC73) 46 km · Kewanee Municipal Airport (KEZI) 55 km
Conditions reported at KVYS describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Malden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Malden.
About Malden, Illinois
Malden rests in the broad embrace of Bureau County, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with the slow, steady pulse of agricultural life. It lies 47.3 miles south-west of DeKalb, IL (from DeKalb, IL: bearing 223°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north-east of Princeton. The horizon here is a vast, unbroken promise, a testament to the rich, dark earth that has been coaxed into yielding its bounty for generations. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like a rumpled quilt under the immense prairie sky, their green and gold hues shifting with the passing sun, while the air carries the clean, sweet scent of growing things. Roads, straight as a surveyor's line, cut through this verdant expanse, leading to farmsteads that dot the landscape like contented thoughts. The story of Malden is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil that surrounds it, a narrative of hard work and resilience etched into the very rhythm of its days. Its economy, a steadfast reflection of the surrounding farms, relies on the predictable cycles of planting and harvest, a dependable cadence that has sustained its inhabitants. The community, small and close-knit, carries the quiet dignity of those who understand the value of honest labor and neighborly support. Though no grand monuments mark its presence, the enduring character of Malden is found in the weathered barns, the stoic grain elevators that stand sentinel against the sky, and the enduring spirit of the people who call this prairie expanse home.
Live animated radar for Malden 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 | Malden, Bureau County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.42448°N, 89.369257°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61337 |
| Area Code | 815 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Malden, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Malden, Illinois, 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 Malden includes coordinates 41.424480°N, 89.369257°W, situated in Bureau County. ZIP code 61337. Telephone area code: 815. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
