Gilbertville, Iowa Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gilbertville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast17%—71°58°—
- WednesdayJun 17Heavy Rain74%0.90″73°57°+2°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle——71°55°-2°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle——71°50°0°
- SaturdayJun 20Showers22%0.56″64°58°-7°
- SundayJun 21Showers51%0.41″71°57°+7°
- MondayJun 22Overcast33%—70°50°-1°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:43 AM
- Moonset
- 10:08 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Gilbertville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Gilbertville
- Tue71°58°17%
- Wed73°57°74%
- Thu71°55°9%
- Fri71°50°9%
- Sat64°58°22%
- Sun71°57°51%
- Mon70°50°33%
- Tue72°55°9%
- Wed79°61°9%
- Thu81°63°26%
- Fri87°68°26%
- Sat86°72°29%
- Sun88°73°39%
- Mon88°74°32%
- Tue87°73°35%
- Wed86°72°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Gilbertville
SPC has placed Gilbertville in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Gilbertville
- 50634