Crystal, North Dakota Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crystal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——76°56°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast16%—71°55°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——81°57°+10°
- SundayJun 7Thunderstorm34%—86°62°+5°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers62%0.04″78°62°-8°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm35%0.22″87°59°+9°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm38%—87°65°0°
Ozone at AQI 34 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 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 34 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
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
- 5:34 AM
- Moonset
- 2:03 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Crystal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 7 (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.