McDonald, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McDonald weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast21%—92°61°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——95°66°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast18%—96°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast31%—96°73°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm56%—92°69°-4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle56%—89°64°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——96°66°+7°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 5.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 73
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 20.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 12:03 AM
- Moonset
- 12:00 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
McDonald at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67745
16-Day Forecast — McDonald
- Sun93°61°21%
- Mon95°66°2%
- Tue96°70°18%
- Wed96°73°31%
- Thu92°69°56%
- Fri89°64°56%
- Sat96°66°7%
- Sun102°73°1%
- Mon104°76°1%
- Tue110°79°6%
- Wed108°78°7%
- Thu98°69°12%
- Fri94°70°17%
- Sat97°73°18%
- Sun97°76°23%
- Mon100°77°21%
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 — McDonald
SPC includes McDonald in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 McDonald
- 67745