Donaldson, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Donaldson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain57%0.51″84°69°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle35%0.03″80°69°-4°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle20%—76°63°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——78°60°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——82°59°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm48%0.05″79°69°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle43%0.01″78°67°-1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.1 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 0.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 10:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Donaldson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 46513
16-Day Forecast — Donaldson
- Sat84°69°57%
- Sun80°69°35%
- Mon76°63°20%
- Tue78°60°4%
- Wed82°59°3%
- Thu79°69°48%
- Fri78°67°43%
- Sat73°59°15%
- Sun72°56°9%
- Mon72°56°9%
- Tue76°54°8%
- Wed79°61°39%
- Thu81°60°34%
- Fri79°69°35%
- Sat77°67°32%
- Sun72°61°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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
- 46563
- 46513