Malta, Montana Weather
Malta, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Malta, Phillips County.
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About Malta, Montana
Malta, Montana, sprawls across a wide, sun-baked plain where the vast Montana sky seems to press down with an almost tangible weight. It lies 169.4 miles east-north-east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 68°T), and is situated 41.7 miles east-south-east of Fort Belknap Agency. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a palette of sagebrush greens, dusty ochres, and the pale gold of dry grasses that stretch to horizons that blur into a hazy, distant blue. Low, rounded hills, softened by eons of wind and weather, interrupt the unbroken sweep of the prairie, their slopes often dotted with hardy juniper and the occasional stoic ponderosa pine. The air, especially in the long, slow twilight of summer, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint, sweet perfume of wild sage. The buildings of Malta itself, mostly low-slung and practical, seem to hunker down against the elements, their weathered facades speaking of resilience and a quiet endurance against the sometimes harsh beauty of this country. The history of Malta is deeply entwined with the railroad, a silver thread that once promised connection and prosperity, and that still dictates the quiet rhythm of life here. The railway depot, a solid, unpretentious structure, remains a central hub, a place where stories are exchanged as readily as baggage. The local economy, like so much of Phillips County, is rooted in the land, with ranching and agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence, a constant dance with the seasons and the capricious whims of the weather. While the grand days of the railroad boom may have faded, Malta endures, a testament to the stubborn spirit of those who chose to make their lives in this wide-open country, a place where the silence is often as profound as the landscape itself.
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| Location | Malta, Phillips County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 48.35972°N, 107.874283°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59538 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Malta, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Malta, Montana, 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 Malta includes coordinates 48.359720°N, 107.874283°W, situated in Phillips County. ZIP code 59538. Telephone area code: 406. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
