Crookston, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crookston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain11%0.08″84°62°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°63°+3°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm57%0.67″87°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle54%0.01″76°62°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast54%—77°56°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle12%—77°56°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle18%0.05″76°60°-1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 5.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Crookston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56716
16-Day Forecast — Crookston
- Sat84°62°11%
- Sun87°63°2%
- Mon87°65°57%
- Tue76°62°54%
- Wed77°56°54%
- Thu77°56°12%
- Fri76°60°18%
- Sat78°54°20%
- Sun80°57°17%
- Mon83°58°13%
- Tue89°62°12%
- Wed93°68°12%
- Thu81°67°18%
- Fri71°60°23%
- Sat79°60°14%
- Sun86°58°17%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 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 — Crookston
SPC has placed Crookston in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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.
ZIP codes in Crookston
- 56716