Pekin, North Dakota Weather
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Pekin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——77°54°—
- FridayJun 5Drizzle15%0.04″74°59°-3°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——80°57°+6°
- SundayJun 7Thunderstorm37%—86°65°+6°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Showers69%0.62″78°66°-8°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Showers36%—83°65°+5°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm36%—89°68°+6°
Ozone at AQI 36 now. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:33 AM
- Moonset
- 2:08 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Pekin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Pekin
SPC has placed Pekin in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.