Keswick, Iowa Weather
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Keswick weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle25%—85°58°—
- FridayJun 5Thunderstorm78%0.52″80°67°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers78%—82°69°+2°
- SundayJun 7Showers61%0.04″82°68°0°
- MondayJun 8Thunderstorm61%0.28″85°67°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm45%—84°67°-1°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm16%—85°69°+1°
Ozone at AQI 48. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~66%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~66%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 4:43 AM
- Moonset
- 2:07 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Keswick at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 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 — Keswick
SPC has placed Keswick in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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.