Swisher, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Swisher weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°69°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——85°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°65°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast33%—84°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail62%—81°70°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—79°68°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm17%0.05″76°65°-3°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 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 39 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Swisher at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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: 52338
16-Day Forecast — Swisher
- Sun85°69°7%
- Mon85°67°1%
- Tue82°65°1%
- Wed84°66°33%
- Thu81°70°62%
- Fri79°68°31%
- Sat76°65°17%
- Sun84°66°7%
- Mon77°62°7%
- Tue74°57°5%
- Wed78°61°11%
- Thu77°64°22%
- Fri82°64°26%
- Sat86°68°26%
- Sun86°70°15%
- Mon89°72°29%
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 — Swisher
SPC includes Swisher in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Swisher
- 52338