Gray, Iowa Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gray weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——78°49°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——75°55°-3°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Drizzle73%—84°57°+9°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle——71°51°-13°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle13%—77°50°+6°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle39%0.09″74°61°-3°
- SundayJun 21Foggy51%—75°61°+1°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:46 AM
- Moonset
- 9:15 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Toward the solstice glow
Gray at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Gray
- Mon78°49°5%
- Tue75°55°7%
- Wed84°57°73%
- Thu71°51°4%
- Fri77°50°13%
- Sat74°61°39%
- Sun75°61°51%
- Mon71°57°32%
- Tue76°61°14%
- Wed81°62°19%
- Thu89°70°16%
- Fri89°73°29%
- Sat90°75°24%
- Sun92°72°23%
- Mon80°65°36%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 has placed Gray in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Gray
- 50110
- 50025