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Swisher, Iowa Weather

Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Swisher, IA
Sunday, July 5 at 8:36 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
74%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Sunset
3:44 PM
Swisher, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSwisher, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 84°
Swisher, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°69°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    84°66°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    83°67°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    16%
    84°66°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    44%
    81°70°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    81°67°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    82°67°+1°
Swisher, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
342° · backing 24°
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4 mph
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 mph · pk 14 mph @ 4:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 111SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Swisher, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.8
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.8
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.8985.2986.4
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Swisher, IA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).

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

PM 2.5Good
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1
Swisher, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.3mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
01:36 UTC · Swisher, 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
01:36 UTC · Swisher, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Swisher, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Swisher, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Swisher, IA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
3:44 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Swisher, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
67% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 PM
Moonset
12:27 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Swisher, IA
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Swisher at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 52338

16-Day Forecast — Swisher

  1. Sun83°69°8%
  2. Mon84°67°1%
  3. Tue83°67°0%
  4. Wed84°66°16%
  5. Thu81°70°44%
  6. Fri81°67°32%
  7. Sat82°67°17%
  8. Sun87°70°6%
  9. Mon91°70°5%
  10. Tue79°65°5%
  11. Wed80°61°13%
  12. Thu78°62°22%
  13. Fri71°66°26%
  14. Sat75°64°26%
  15. Sun79°62°15%
  16. Mon79°64°29%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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

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.