Donaldson, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Donaldson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain65%0.57″86°68°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain85%0.30″80°63°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle75%0.07″69°62°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle36%0.01″70°60°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle39%—87°64°+17°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle55%0.01″80°65°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast29%—84°58°+4°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 31 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.2 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Donaldson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Donaldson
- Sun86°68°65%
- Mon80°63°85%
- Tue69°62°75%
- Wed70°60°36%
- Thu87°64°39%
- Fri80°65°55%
- Sat84°58°29%
- Sun79°59°20%
- Mon83°54°16%
- Tue85°58°18%
- Wed81°60°44%
- Thu82°58°36%
- Fri84°59°28%
- Sat83°64°45%
- Sun84°67°39%
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 — Donaldson
SPC has placed Donaldson in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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
- 17981