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

Swisher, IA
Friday, June 5 at 5:55 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
88%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Swisher, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSwisher, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 92% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 69°H 79°
Swisher, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    92%
    0.90″
    79°69°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Thunderstorm
    39%
    83°69°+4°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    64%
    0.01″
    78°68°-5°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    69%
    80°67°+2°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    86°67°+6°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    88°76°+2°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Thunderstorm
    88°73°
Swisher, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
065° · backing 80°
Direction
ENE
065°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 10 · pk 21 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 242SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 80° from the ene.
Swisher, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.1
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.1
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-6.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983990
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.1982.8982.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Swisher, IA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-16 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.7 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
5h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Swisher, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.0mi
UNLIMITED
101 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
05:55 UTC ·Swisher, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:55 UTC ·Swisher, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Swisher, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Swisher, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Swisher, IA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Swisher, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:12 AM
Moonset
3:09 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Swisher, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Swisher at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 27 (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 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 has placed Swisher 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.

ZIP codes in Swisher

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.