Swisher, Iowa Weather
Swisher, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Swisher, Johnson County.
Full aviation weather for Swisher is published on the The Eastern Iowa Airport (KCID) page, 5 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Swisher have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Swisher: Amana Airport (KC11) 15 km · Marion Airport (KC17) 25 km · Iowa City Municipal Airport (KIOW) 26 km · Mathews Memorial Airport (K8C4) 46 km · Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT) 49 km
Conditions reported at KCID describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Swisher specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Swisher.
About Swisher, Iowa
Swisher rests in the broad, open expanse of eastern Iowa, where the land rolls in gentle, cultivated waves under a sky that often seems impossibly vast. It lies 11.5 miles south-south-west of Cedar Rapids, IA (from Cedar Rapids, IA: bearing 193°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-west of North Liberty. The fields here, a patchwork of ripening corn and soybeans, stretch to the horizon, interrupted only by the occasional grove of mature oak and maple trees that cluster around farmsteads. The air, especially in the late afternoon as the sun begins its descent, carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of tilled soil and the sweet, dry perfume of ripening grain. In this quiet corner of Johnson County, the landscape itself feels like a character, a testament to the enduring relationship between the people and the fertile ground they work. The story of Swisher is one of agricultural enterprise and community resilience, echoing the broader narrative of westward expansion and the settlement of the prairie states. Founded by settlers drawn to the rich black soil, the town's economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the land, with farming remaining a cornerstone. Over the years, a network of local businesses has sprung up to support this agricultural heart, from grain elevators that punctuate the skyline with their utilitarian grace to hardware stores that have weathered generations of changing seasons. Swisher’s character is defined by this steady, grounded existence, a place where the pace of life is dictated less by the clock and more by the turning of the earth and the quiet hum of rural industry.
Live animated radar for Swisher and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Swisher, Johnson County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41.845563°N, 91.692954°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 52338 |
| Area Code | 712 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Swisher, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swisher, Iowa, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Swisher includes coordinates 41.845563°N, 91.692954°W, situated in Johnson County. ZIP code 52338. Telephone area code: 712. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
