Donegal, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Donegal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle46%0.05″82°66°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain40%0.06″82°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm65%0.05″74°66°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle25%—80°64°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle34%—85°63°+5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle76%0.13″69°65°-16°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast66%—77°65°+8°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 2.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Donegal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 15628
16-Day Forecast — Donegal
- Sun81°66°46%
- Mon82°67°40%
- Tue74°66°65%
- Wed80°64°25%
- Thu85°63°34%
- Fri69°65°76%
- Sat77°65°66%
- Sun72°64°25%
- Mon69°59°20%
- Tue58°54°20%
- Wed61°56°21%
- Thu75°54°36%
- Fri84°59°36%
- Sat81°58°36%
- Sun78°59°35%
- Mon72°61°29%
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 — Donegal
SPC has placed Donegal 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 Donegal
- 15628