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Swaledale, IA Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Swaledale, a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.

This Afternoon
70°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Swaledale

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
This Afternoon 70°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 8 mph N 37%
Tonight 57°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Drizzle 10 mph NNE 18%
Sunday 66°F Slight Chance Drizzle 14 mph NE 23%
Sunday Night 50°F Slight Chance Drizzle then Chance Rain Showers 12 mph ENE 42%
Monday 58°F Rain Showers Likely 12 mph NE 71%
Monday Night 46°F Rain Showers Likely 5 to 9 mph NE 71%
Tuesday 60°F Partly Sunny 7 mph ENE 14%
Tuesday Night 44°F Partly Cloudy 2 to 6 mph ENE 1%
Wednesday 64°F Mostly Sunny 5 mph E 0%
Wednesday Night 48°F Partly Cloudy 3 mph ESE 9%
Thursday 66°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 1 to 5 mph SE 22%
Thursday Night 53°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 3 mph SE 20%
Friday 70°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 1 to 5 mph ESE 17%
Friday Night 54°F Mostly Cloudy 2 mph SE 10%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Swaledale (42.976, -93.316). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Swaledale

Last spring frost
May 3
First fall frost
Oct 1
Growing season
150 days
Hardiness zone
5a

More local growing data for Swaledale: nearby ZIP 50477 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Iowa frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Mason City Muni Ap, Ia (11.5 mi from Swaledale). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.