Donaldson, Minnesota Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Donaldson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Foggy13%—79°57°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——74°57°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——81°57°+7°
- SundayJun 7Thunderstorm32%—86°64°+5°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers59%—81°67°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm30%—86°64°+5°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm46%—87°69°+1°
Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). 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 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 2.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:31 AM
- Moonset
- 2:00 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Donaldson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 6 (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.