McDonald, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McDonald weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—95°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain22%0.38″96°74°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers68%0.01″90°70°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast24%—91°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy13%—91°65°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—95°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm55%—92°69°-3°
AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 24 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 83 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 83 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 83
- UV peak
- 3.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 83
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 10:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
McDonald at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 37353
16-Day Forecast — McDonald
- Sat95°70°13%
- Sun96°74°22%
- Mon90°70°68%
- Tue91°69°24%
- Wed91°65°13%
- Thu95°65°17%
- Fri92°69°55%
- Sat85°69°51%
- Sun85°64°35%
- Mon83°57°17%
- Tue84°58°18%
- Wed87°62°37%
- Thu88°67°35%
- Fri91°67°48%
- Sat84°69°61%
- Sun82°69°49%
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 tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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
- 37353