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Weather in Gillett Grove, Iowa

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gillett Grove, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
23%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Gillett Grove, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
6p
76°
10%
7p
73°
8p
71°
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
88°
4p
88°
11%
5p
L 53°H 89°
Gillett Grove, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    73°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    96%
    66°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    96%
    56°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    11%
    56°54°
Gillett Grove, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
066° · backing 15°
Direction
ENE
066°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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 8 · pk 23 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 15° from the ene.
Gillett Grove, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.6
+0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.43 inHg
Now
962.6
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958965
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gillett Grove, IA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.1 μg/m³
PM 10
7.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
114.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.1 Low
Gillett Grove, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gillett Grove, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:16 AM
Moonset
12:52 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Gillett Grove, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gillett Grove at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 16, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Gillett Grove

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.