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Swedesburg, Iowa Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Swedesburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Swedesburg, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 6:03 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
60%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Sunset
3:42 PM
Swedesburg, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSwedesburg, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 84°
Swedesburg, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    31%
    0.12″
    84°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    84°69°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    80°67°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°62°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    28%
    84°64°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Showers
    43%
    0.06″
    80°71°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    19%
    82°66°+2°
Swedesburg, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
343° · veering 151°
Direction
NNW
343°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
avg 8 · pk 20 @ 6:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1510SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 151° from the nnw.
Swedesburg, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.1
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.1
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.9987.1987.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Swedesburg, IA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+12 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
1.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Swedesburg, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.0mi
UNLIMITED
64 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
23:03 UTC · Swedesburg, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:03 UTC · Swedesburg, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Swedesburg, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Swedesburg, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Swedesburg, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:06 AM
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
3:42 PM
Civil dusk
9:16 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Swedesburg, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
10:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Swedesburg, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Swedesburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 52652

16-Day Forecast — Swedesburg

  1. Sat84°69°31%
  2. Sun84°69°11%
  3. Mon80°67°2%
  4. Tue82°62°1%
  5. Wed84°64°28%
  6. Thu80°71°43%
  7. Fri82°66°19%
  8. Sat73°61°7%
  9. Sun75°59°14%
  10. Mon75°58°6%
  11. Tue77°58°5%
  12. Wed78°57°19%
  13. Thu82°64°23%
  14. Fri80°67°16%
  15. Sat79°63°23%
  16. Sun74°59°24%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Swedesburg

SPC includes Swedesburg 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 Swedesburg

  • 52652
  • 52641

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.