Observed 3:55 PM CDT at K2C8

Crystal, ND weather

Sunny and 54°12°.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Sunny

Wind: 17 mph28 km/hgusts 25 mph41 km/h; From the west-southwest. 813–17 mph28 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 30°−1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.16 inHg1021 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

20°11° cooler than this time yesterday (73°23° then, 54°12° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h until 5 PM
Low 32°0° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below 40°4° tomorrow night after 8 PM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 10 PM–11 AM (low 24°−4°)

This afternoonNear 51°11° · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 33°1° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 42°6° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 45°7° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 25°−4° by 5 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Clear
Monday morningUp to 33°1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 41°5° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 4p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	34%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from W, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	34%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	37%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from WSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	35°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	33°1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	57%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	32°0°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	31°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	59%	3%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	30°−1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	64%	5%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	10%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	28°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	55%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	66%	58%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	26°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	40%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	7%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	26°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	62%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	53%	1%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	47%	2%	2
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	43%	24%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	43%	40%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	40%	40%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	40%	40%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	40%	40%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	41%	40%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	12%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	66%	36%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	7%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	85%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	88%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 29°−2°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 29°−2°)	23°−5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 28°−2°)	22°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	19%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 28°−2°)	21°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	14%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	25°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 27°−3°)	21°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	43%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 28°−2°)	21°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	24%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 28°−2°)	20°−7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	16%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	27°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	96%	9%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	96%	29%	1
Mon 11a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	36%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	67%	2
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	60%	3
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	61%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	59%	72%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 52, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. West wind around 17 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 8 to 13 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
52°11°–64°18°
Low, likely
32°0°–43°6°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 46 mph73 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 47°8°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 25°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. North wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Low, likely
24°−4°–32°0°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 42°6°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 33°0°
  50% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
Night: A chance of snow after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Low, likely
24°−4°–27°−3°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 44°7°, low 34°1°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 35°2°
  60% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of rain between 7am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 44. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Low, likely
31°−1°–35°2°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 51°11°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 35°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. West southwest wind 8 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 5 to 12 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
31°−1°–42°6°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Low, likely
28°−2°–38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 50°10°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. East wind 6 to 12 mph.
Night: A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Low, likely
32°0°–42°6°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–57°14°
Low, likely
37°3°–47°8°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 50°10°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
41°5°–59°15°
Low, likely
32°0°–49°9°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Low, likely
30°−1°–49°9°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 52°, low 32°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 47°, low 24°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 42°, low 27°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 44–52°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Tongue River (ND) at Akra

13 mi

Level: 7.7 ft
Flow: 53 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Homme Reservoir near Park River

14 mi

Level: 1080 ft

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Park River at Park River Diversion at Grafton

16 mi

Level: 24.6 ft

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Park River at Grafton

17 mi

Level: 7.2 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 20 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 2 min less
Golden hour: 5:39–6:44 PM; Morning 7:44–8:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:56 PM; Morning 7:32–7:44 AM; first light 7:32 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:56 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:14 AM · rises 5:24 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Crystal. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,200 ft, 78 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Crystal, ND weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Tongue River (ND) at Akra

Homme Reservoir near Park River

Park River at Park River Diversion at Grafton

Park River at Grafton

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon