McDonald, North Carolina 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 5Heavy Drizzle18%0.04″101°74°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle70%0.01″97°76°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers50%0.02″100°74°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle46%—99°74°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear19%—103°75°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—103°80°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast49%—98°76°-5°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
McDonald at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — McDonald
- Sun101°74°18%
- Mon97°76°70%
- Tue100°74°50%
- Wed99°74°46%
- Thu103°75°19%
- Fri103°80°21%
- Sat98°76°49%
- Sun95°73°46%
- Mon85°71°37%
- Tue87°68°19%
- Wed98°71°29%
- Thu101°72°35%
- Fri99°71°39%
- Sat96°73°40%
- Sun103°73°45%
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 tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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
- 28340