Donaldson, Minnesota Weather
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Donaldson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——81°58°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——85°61°+4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm61%—86°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle39%—75°61°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast42%—78°56°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle16%—81°57°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle22%—77°61°-4°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 4.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 4.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Donaldson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56720
16-Day Forecast — Donaldson
- Sat81°58°9%
- Sun85°61°4%
- Mon86°67°61%
- Tue75°61°39%
- Wed78°56°42%
- Thu81°57°16%
- Fri77°61°22%
- Sat74°57°22%
- Sun79°53°15%
- Mon85°59°15%
- Tue87°69°13%
- Wed78°55°16%
- Thu81°59°19%
- Fri82°55°13%
- Sat89°59°16%
- Sun94°70°13%
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 day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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
- 56720