Donegal, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Donegal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain33%0.15″91°66°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain76%0.49″84°68°-7°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail76%0.08″79°64°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle34%—80°63°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—85°57°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle49%—85°63°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle55%—76°65°-9°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 34 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Donegal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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
- Sat90°66°33%
- Sun84°68°76%
- Mon79°64°76%
- Tue80°63°34%
- Wed85°57°13%
- Thu85°63°49%
- Fri76°65°55%
- Sat81°66°46%
- Sun75°62°36%
- Mon69°59°21%
- Tue74°58°21%
- Wed82°63°29%
- Thu90°67°35%
- Fri87°69°51%
- Sat81°66°46%
- Sun81°66°40%
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 — Donegal
SPC has placed Donegal in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Donegal
- 15628