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Weather in Crystal, North Dakota

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Crystal, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
42
°
Clear
Feels like
35°
Humidity
68%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
9:06 PM
Crystal, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
58°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
64°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
75°
1p
75°
2p
75°
3p
75°
4p
73°
5p
71°
6p
70°
7p
67°
8p
64°
9p
L 55°H 75°
Crystal, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    52°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    75%
    60°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    17%
    47°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    46°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    35%
    56°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    64°52°
Crystal, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
043° · veering 126°
Direction
NE
043°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 11 · pk 24 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 126° from the ne.
Crystal, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.5
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.5
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
+8.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972982
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Crystal, ND
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
54.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Crystal, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
9:06 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Crystal, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:41 AM
Moonset
2:50 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Crystal, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Crystal at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Crystal

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.