Gilbert, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gilbert weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast11%—84°66°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——85°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail52%0.01″86°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers52%—79°69°-7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle20%—79°67°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——85°67°+6°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Gilbert at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50105
16-Day Forecast — Gilbert
- Sun84°66°11%
- Mon85°67°2%
- Tue84°66°2%
- Wed86°67°52%
- Thu79°69°52%
- Fri79°67°20%
- Sat85°67°9%
- Sun88°68°7%
- Mon95°75°6%
- Tue88°66°6%
- Wed76°62°10%
- Thu79°60°16%
- Fri88°65°16%
- Sat84°70°29%
- Sun87°72°22%
- Mon95°72°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Gilbert
SPC includes Gilbert in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Gilbert
- 50105