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Battle Creek, IA Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Battle Creek, a city in Ida County, Iowa.

Today
74°F
Patchy Fog then Cloudy
Patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 10am. Cloudy. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Battle Creek

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Today 74°F Patchy Fog then Cloudy 5 to 10 mph NNW 41%
Tonight 58°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy 5 to 10 mph N 15%
Sunday 64°F Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers 10 mph NE 25%
Sunday Night 53°F Chance Rain Showers 5 to 10 mph ENE 49%
Monday 59°F Rain Showers Likely 5 to 10 mph ENE 59%
Monday Night 48°F Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 5 mph ENE 43%
Tuesday 61°F Partly Sunny 5 mph E 10%
Tuesday Night 44°F Partly Cloudy 0 to 5 mph ESE 1%
Wednesday 65°F Mostly Sunny 0 to 5 mph SE 3%
Wednesday Night 50°F Partly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers 0 to 5 mph SE 29%
Thursday 66°F Chance Rain Showers 0 to 5 mph SE 29%
Thursday Night 53°F Mostly Cloudy 0 to 5 mph SE 14%
Friday 68°F Mostly Cloudy 0 to 5 mph SE 14%
Friday Night 55°F Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 5 mph SE 19%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Battle Creek (42.317, -95.600). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Battle Creek

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

More local growing data for Battle Creek: nearby ZIP 51006 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Iowa frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Battle Creek 3Ne, Ia (4.5 mi from Battle Creek). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.