Pekin, North Dakota Weather
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Pekin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——77°54°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast17%—75°56°-2°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——85°57°+10°
- SundayJun 7Thunderstorm42%—85°65°0°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle61%—80°68°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm36%—85°67°+5°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm41%—89°70°+4°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:57 AM
- Moonset
- 3:20 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Pekin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- 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 5, 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 today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.