Malden, Missouri Weather
Malden, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Malden, Dunklin County.
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About Malden, Missouri
Malden rests in the low, flatlands of southeastern Missouri, a place where the horizon stretches broad and unbroken, fringed by distant stands of cottonwood and sycamore that whisper in the ceaseless, humid breeze. It lies 45.4 miles north-east of Paragould, AR (from Paragould, AR: bearing 40°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-east of Campbell. The air here, especially in the long, languid afternoons of summer, carries the sweet, earthy scent of freshly turned soil and the subtle perfume of ripening crops. Drainage ditches, lined with cattails that sway like green plumes, crisscross the landscape, remnants of a constant negotiation with the water that nourishes this fertile ground. The sky above Malden is a vast canvas, often painted with dramatic cloud formations that drift lazily, casting moving shadows across the patchwork of fields – emerald squares of young corn, gold swathes of maturing soybeans, and the deep, rich brown of tilled earth waiting for its season. The story of Malden is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the Bootheel, a region historically shaped by the cultivation of cotton and later, the diversification into soybeans and corn. This land, once part of the vast Mississippi floodplain, was transformed through extensive drainage projects, a testament to human persistence in coaxing prosperity from the alluvial soil. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land, established a community that grew around the rhythm of the seasons and the demands of the harvest. Malden’s economy continues to be anchored in agriculture, with processing plants and related businesses forming a quiet hum of activity, particularly during the busy months. Beyond the fields, the town itself holds a simple, enduring character, where front porches offer a vantage point for observing the slow, steady pulse of daily life, and the occasional rumble of a freight train passing through serves as a reminder of the wider world beyond the embrace of the flatlands.
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| Location | Malden, Dunklin County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 36.557003°N, 89.96648°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 63863 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Malden, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Malden, Missouri, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 36.557003°N, 89.966480°W, situated in Dunklin County. ZIP code 63863. Telephone area code: 816. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
