Gray, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gray weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle60%—83°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°68°+4°
- MondayJul 6Clear——90°67°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°67°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail47%—87°69°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle47%—81°63°-6°
- FridayJul 10Clear11%—86°64°+5°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Gray at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50110
16-Day Forecast — Gray
- Sat83°69°60%
- Sun87°68°8%
- Mon90°67°7%
- Tue86°67°9%
- Wed87°69°47%
- Thu81°63°47%
- Fri86°64°11%
- Sat79°65°7%
- Sun80°60°7%
- Mon85°63°5%
- Tue90°68°2%
- Wed88°68°6%
- Thu93°73°16%
- Fri100°76°14%
- Sat96°72°24%
- Sun86°66°10%
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 — Gray
SPC includes Gray 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 Gray
- 50110
- 50025