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Donald, Washington Weather

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Donald weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Donald, WA
Thursday, June 4 at 11:54 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
20%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:10 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Donald, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDonald, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 70°
Donald, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    78°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    70°54°-8°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    11%
    68°48°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    72°42°+4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    14%
    70°51°-2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    25%
    0.29″
    72°54°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    14%
    83°54°+11°
Donald, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
246° · backing 117°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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
avg 8 · pk 23 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2117SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 117° from the wsw.
Donald, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.1
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.1
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-6.2
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.4981.1981.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Donald, WA
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+13 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
1.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
4.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 45
Donald, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
160.4mi
UNLIMITED
167 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
23:54 UTC ·Donald, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:54 UTC ·Donald, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Donald, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Donald, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Donald, WA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:34 AM
Sunrise
5:10 AM
Daylight
15h 39m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
4:28 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Donald, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
6:56 AM
Moonset
3:46 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Donald, WA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Donald at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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 — Donald

SPC has placed Donald in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Donald

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.