Weather in Swea City, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Swea City, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
26%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Swea City, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
18%
8p
71°
9p
68°
10p
66°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
90°
3p
86°
4p
90°
5p
90°
19%
6p
71°
28%
7p
Swea City, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°52°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm49%71°60°
- MondayMay 18Showers97%67°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle97%55°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle11%56°52°
Swea City, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Swea City, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
056° · steady
Direction
NE
056°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Swea City, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Swea City, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Swea City, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 2:10 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Swea City, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Swea City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (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 17, 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).