Pekin, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pekin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle26%0.02″83°58°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°62°+5°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle32%0.03″84°68°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast54%—72°57°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast54%—75°55°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle26%0.01″72°57°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—72°57°0°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
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 32 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:57 PM
- Moonset
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pekin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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: 58361
16-Day Forecast — Pekin
- Sat83°58°26%
- Sun88°62°2%
- Mon84°68°32%
- Tue72°57°54%
- Wed75°55°54%
- Thu72°57°26%
- Fri72°57°26%
- Sat76°54°12%
- Sun86°61°9%
- Mon80°63°9%
- Tue81°59°11%
- Wed86°61°14%
- Thu90°68°17%
- Fri77°58°13%
- Sat82°59°17%
- Sun71°55°19%
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 — Pekin
SPC has placed Pekin in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Pekin
- 58361