On May 31 at 06:00 UTC, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) began monitoring an area of convection approximately 95 nautical miles (175 km; 110 mi) south of Palau.

[2] The system's low-level circulation began consolidating, and on June 2 at 00:30 UTC, the JTWC upgraded its development potential in the next day to medium.

[3] On June 3 at 18:00 UTC, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) assessed that a tropical depression had formed over the Philippine Sea.

[4][a] On the next day at 03:00 UTC, the PAGASA gave the depression the local name Domeng as it was located 675 kilometres (420 mi) east of Guiuan.

[6] The depression absorbed an invest as convection covered the low-level circulation, and on 14:00 UTC the same day, the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert as it was located approximately 225 nautical miles (415 km; 260 mi) northwest of Palau.

[10] Maliksi passed by the western edge of the high-pressure area and turned northeast,[11] and on June 9 at 06:00 UTC, the JMA upgraded it to a severe tropical storm.

[12] On June 10 at 00:00 UTC, Maliksi peaked in intensity, with maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h (70 mph) and a minimum barometric pressure of 970 hPa (29 inHg) as it was located southeast of Okinawa.

A SkyJet Airlines flight on route from Metro Manila overshot the runway at Francisco B. Reyes Airport, injuring 2 of 86 on board, including the first officer.

[29] On the same day, the Okinawa Meteorological Observatory issued a storm warning for the Daitō Islands,[30] with Kitadaitōjima receiving an evacuation advisory.