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Nashua, Iowa Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Nashua, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 4:38 PM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
68%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Sunset
3:52 PM
Nashua, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNashua, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 64°H 81°
Nashua, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    0.02″
    82°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    82°64°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    81°64°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°63°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    43%
    0.03″
    82°66°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    43%
    79°62°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    80°62°+1°
Nashua, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
240° · backing 124°
Direction
WSW
240°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 17 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 183SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 124° from the wsw.
Nashua, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.6
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.6
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978981
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.9978.0979.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Nashua, IA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
2.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Nashua, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
84%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.5mi
UNLIMITED
51 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
21:38 UTC · Nashua, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:38 UTC · Nashua, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Nashua, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Nashua, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Nashua, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:02 AM
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
3:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Nashua, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 PM
Moonset
10:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Nashua, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Nashua at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 50658

16-Day Forecast — Nashua

  1. Sat82°69°43%
  2. Sun82°65°11%
  3. Mon81°64°1%
  4. Tue82°63°8%
  5. Wed82°66°43%
  6. Thu79°62°43%
  7. Fri80°62°9%
  8. Sat76°59°9%
  9. Sun78°57°9%
  10. Mon79°57°8%
  11. Tue81°61°4%
  12. Wed79°59°23%
  13. Thu84°64°26%
  14. Fri84°63°30%
  15. Sat71°60°25%
  16. Sun76°59°26%

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 — Nashua

SPC includes Nashua in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Nashua

  • 50658

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.