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Crookston, Nebraska Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Crookston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Crookston, NE
Saturday, July 4 at 9:12 PM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
55%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:09 AM
Sunset
4:24 PM
Crookston, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCrookston, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 93°
Crookston, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    0.02″
    89°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    93°63°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    23%
    97°65°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    54%
    0.06″
    98°71°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    54%
    81°67°-17°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    25%
    86°65°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    19%
    88°67°+2°
Crookston, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · veering 19°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 21 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1914SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Crookston, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
923.2
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.26 inHg
Now
923.2
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 920925
915920925930-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW925.4919.9923.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Crookston, NE
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 70 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Crookston, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
23%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
69.3mi
UNLIMITED
111 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
02:12 UTC · Crookston, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
02:12 UTC · Crookston, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Crookston, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Crookston, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Crookston, NE
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:35 AM
Sunrise
1:09 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
4:24 PM
Civil dusk
10:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Crookston, NE
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
12:03 AM
Moonset
11:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Crookston, NE
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Crookston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 69212

16-Day Forecast — Crookston

  1. Sat89°60°26%
  2. Sun93°63°1%
  3. Mon97°65°23%
  4. Tue98°71°54%
  5. Wed81°67°54%
  6. Thu86°65°25%
  7. Fri88°67°19%
  8. Sat88°61°18%
  9. Sun97°67°5%
  10. Mon104°72°6%
  11. Tue104°69°11%
  12. Wed113°73°13%
  13. Thu115°76°10%
  14. Fri94°75°13%
  15. Sat109°70°13%
  16. Sun87°70°17%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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 — Crookston

SPC has placed Crookston in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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

  • 69212

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.