Malta Bend, Missouri Weather
Malta Bend, Missouri — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Malta Bend, Saline County.
Full aviation weather for Malta Bend is published on the Marshall Memorial Municipal Airport (KMHL) page, 18 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 Malta Bend 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 Malta Bend: Carrollton Memorial Airport (K26) 18 km · Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport (KHIG) 30 km · Whiteman Air Force Base (KSZL) 54 km · Sedalia Memorial Airport (KDMO) 56 km · Skyhaven Airport (KRCM) 59 km
Conditions reported at KMHL describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Malta Bend specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Malta Bend.
About Malta Bend, Missouri
Malta Bend unfolds along the wide, generous curve of the Missouri River, where the land itself seems to sigh outward in a slow, sun-drenched exhalation. It lies 50.7 miles east-north-east of Blue Springs, MO (from Blue Springs, MO: bearing 76°T), and is situated 8.4 miles east of Waverly. Here, the terrain is a rich, dark loam, fertile and yielding, punctuated by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees that stand like sentinels against the vast, open sky. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of drying hay and the distant, earthy perfume of the river’s slow passage. Small farms, their weathered barns a muted red against the greening fields, dot the landscape, their geometry a quiet counterpoint to the more organic sweep of the riverbanks. The light, as it begins its descent, paints the western sky in bruised purples and soft golds, catching the dust motes that dance in the stillness. Historically, Malta Bend’s fortunes have been intimately tied to the very river that defines its geography. Once a bustling steamboat stop and a vital point for agricultural trade, its identity is etched in the memories of those who navigated these waters and worked this fertile soil. The economic pulse of Malta Bend still beats to the rhythm of agriculture, with corn and soybeans dominating the fields that stretch to the horizon, their tall stalks rustling like whispered secrets in the summer breeze. Though the grand steamboats are long gone, the river's presence remains a constant, a powerful, silent force that has shaped the lives and livelihoods of Malta Bend's residents for generations, fostering a character of quiet resilience and a deep connection to the land.
Live animated radar for Malta Bend 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 Bend, Saline County, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39.193354°N, 93.362986°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 65339 |
| Area Code | 573 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Malta Bend, Missouri Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Malta Bend, Missouri, 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 Bend includes coordinates 39.193354°N, 93.362986°W, situated in Saline County. ZIP code 65339. Telephone area code: 573. 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.
