Weather in McDonald, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McDonald, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:59 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
55%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
McDonald, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
44°
6a
44°
7a
48°
8a
53°
9a
59°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
74°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
73°
8p
67°
9p
McDonald, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°56°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%88°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast15%89°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—87°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers61%89°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle65%86°65°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle67%81°64°
McDonald, TN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
McDonald, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
229° · veering 22°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
McDonald, TN
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 12.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 72.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
McDonald, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
1:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
McDonald, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:46 AM
- Moonset
- 1:02 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
McDonald, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
McDonald at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 17, 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.