Weather in Gravity, Iowa
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gravity, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:00 PM
70
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
72°
Humidity
91%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Gravity, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
6p
71°
7p
69°
8p
68°
9p
67°
10p
66°
11p
64°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
85°
5p
Gravity, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm77%84°64°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm73%81°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm84%82°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers84%63°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—61°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—65°45°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—61°53°
Gravity, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Gravity, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
124° · backing 35°
Direction
SE
124°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Gravity, IA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 107.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.9 Low
Gravity, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gravity, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:23 AM
- Moonset
- 12:44 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Gravity, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Gravity at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 21 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.