Donaldson, Arkansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Donaldson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy13%—92°69°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers15%0.01″94°72°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle13%—95°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——99°72°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——101°72°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle13%—100°76°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers29%0.05″97°70°-3°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Donaldson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 71941
15-Day Forecast — Donaldson
- Sun92°69°13%
- Mon94°72°15%
- Tue95°71°13%
- Wed99°72°5%
- Thu101°72°5%
- Fri100°76°13%
- Sat97°70°29%
- Sun73°69°21%
- Mon84°67°9%
- Tue90°69°4%
- Wed93°72°14%
- Thu100°73°16%
- Fri99°74°19%
- Sat100°75°13%
- Sun100°74°22%
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 — Donaldson
SPC has placed Donaldson in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Donaldson
- 71941