Donalds, South Carolina Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Donalds weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Light Drizzle29%0.01″91°72°—
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear10%—92°74°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——101°74°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——98°74°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——99°74°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast21%—103°75°+4°
- SundayJul 12Partly Cloudy37%—102°74°-1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 31 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:10 AM
- Moonset
- 12:46 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Donalds at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 29638
15-Day Forecast — Donalds
- Mon92°72°29%
- Tue92°74°10%
- Wed101°74°8%
- Thu98°74°5%
- Fri99°74°5%
- Sat103°75°21%
- Sun102°74°37%
- Mon102°73°37%
- Tue109°75°11%
- Wed107°78°13%
- Thu108°80°13%
- Fri98°69°51%
- Sat98°73°61%
- Sun89°69°52%
- Mon93°68°38%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Donalds
SPC includes Donalds in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Donalds
- 29638