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Nichols, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Nichols, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 11:32 AM
76
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
69%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:14 AM
Sunset
3:41 PM
Nichols, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNichols, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 82°
Nichols, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    82°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    82°62°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    77°58°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°56°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    51%
    0.51″
    80°63°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    57%
    0.02″
    74°61°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    14%
    77°57°+3°
Nichols, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
048° · veering 168°
Direction
NE
048°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 188SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 168° from the ne.
Nichols, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.2
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.2
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.4986.1988.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Nichols, WI
Air quality
23
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~37 @ 11 PM

AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
73μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
6.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 21
Nichols, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
23%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.1mi
UNLIMITED
63 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
16:32 UTC · Nichols, WI · 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
16:32 UTC · Nichols, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Nichols, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Nichols, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Nichols, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:39 AM
Sunrise
12:14 AM
Daylight
15h 27m
Sunset
3:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Nichols, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 PM
Moonset
9:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Nichols, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Nichols at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54152

16-Day Forecast — Nichols

  1. Sat84°67°20%
  2. Sun82°62°4%
  3. Mon77°58°1%
  4. Tue80°56°4%
  5. Wed80°63°51%
  6. Thu74°61°57%
  7. Fri77°57°14%
  8. Sat81°61°11%
  9. Sun70°57°13%
  10. Mon78°55°13%
  11. Tue77°60°7%
  12. Wed80°60°16%
  13. Thu81°68°19%
  14. Fri85°66°13%
  15. Sat82°66°23%
  16. Sun86°67°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 — Nichols

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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

  • 54106
  • 54152

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.