Williston, North Dakota Weather
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Williston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Drizzle24%0.03″72°54°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——77°51°+5°
- FridayJun 5Overcast23%—82°54°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle61%—92°62°+10°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle61%—89°62°-3°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle18%—79°57°-10°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast29%—86°59°+7°
Ozone at AQI 31. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
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
- 5:56 AM
- Moonset
- 2:29 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Williston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 4 (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 — Williston
SPC has placed Williston in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.