McDonald, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McDonald weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain53%0.25″92°69°—
- SundayJul 5Showers53%0.11″85°69°-7°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail71%0.03″77°67°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle19%—84°63°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——86°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle26%—87°66°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle60%—83°68°-4°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 90 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 86 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 90 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 86 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 90
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 86
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
McDonald at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 44437
16-Day Forecast — McDonald
- Sat92°69°53%
- Sun85°69°53%
- Mon77°67°71%
- Tue84°63°19%
- Wed86°63°4%
- Thu87°66°26%
- Fri83°68°60%
- Sat85°65°24%
- Sun74°62°18%
- Mon70°59°20%
- Tue79°58°20%
- Wed86°66°26%
- Thu90°69°22%
- Fri88°70°23%
- Sat86°70°30%
- Sun88°64°29%
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 — McDonald
SPC has placed McDonald 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 McDonald
- 44437