Nichols, Iowa Weather
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Nichols weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle52%0.02″85°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—85°70°0°
- MondayJul 6Clear——82°65°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°64°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—83°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers34%—82°71°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—81°65°-1°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 1.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 1.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Nichols at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 52766
16-Day Forecast — Nichols
- Sat85°69°52%
- Sun85°70°13%
- Mon82°65°3%
- Tue81°64°2%
- Wed83°63°17%
- Thu82°71°34%
- Fri81°65°18%
- Sat85°66°11%
- Sun69°59°9%
- Mon75°55°8%
- Tue79°61°9%
- Wed80°65°11%
- Thu82°66°14%
- Fri83°68°13%
- Sat85°70°11%
- Sun87°72°19%
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 — Nichols
SPC includes Nichols 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 Nichols
- 52766