Nora Springs, Iowa Weather
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Nora Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle40%0.01″81°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—83°66°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——82°65°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast14%—84°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail47%0.02″82°67°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast47%—79°61°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——79°63°0°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. 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 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Nora Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50458
16-Day Forecast — Nora Springs
- Sat83°67°40%
- Sun83°66°11%
- Mon82°65°1%
- Tue84°64°14%
- Wed82°67°47%
- Thu79°61°47%
- Fri79°63°7%
- Sat76°57°11%
- Sun78°56°8%
- Mon80°57°9%
- Tue82°60°4%
- Wed80°61°17%
- Thu85°64°26%
- Fri84°63°29%
- Sat71°59°23%
- Sun77°60°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 — Nora Springs
SPC includes Nora Springs 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 Nora Springs
- 50458