Bentley, IA Weather & Growing Conditions
Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Bentley, a community in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
Today
80°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. North wind 3 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
7-day forecast for Bentley
| When | Temp | Forecast | Wind | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 80°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 3 to 14 mph N | 48% |
| Tonight | 61°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Smoke | 7 to 14 mph NE | 87% |
| Wednesday | 73°F | Patchy Smoke then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely | 9 mph NE | 60% |
| Wednesday Night | 56°F | Partly Cloudy | 2 to 8 mph ENE | 6% |
| Thursday | 81°F | Sunny | 2 to 7 mph ESE | 1% |
| Thursday Night | 63°F | Mostly Clear | 6 mph SE | 5% |
| Friday | 86°F | Sunny | 6 to 10 mph S | 5% |
| Friday Night | 68°F | Mostly Clear | 8 mph S | 6% |
| Saturday | 90°F | Sunny | 6 to 15 mph S | 2% |
| Saturday Night | 72°F | Mostly Clear | 15 mph S | 10% |
| Sunday | 91°F | Mostly Sunny | 10 to 15 mph SSE | 7% |
| Sunday Night | 73°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 16 mph S | 25% |
| Monday | 92°F | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny | 14 to 17 mph S | 19% |
| Monday Night | 73°F | Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 12 to 17 mph SE | 23% |
Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Bentley (41.376, -95.623). Updated through the day.
Growing snapshot for Bentley
Last spring frost
Apr 23
First fall frost
Oct 14
Growing season
174 days
Hardiness zone
5b
More local growing data for Bentley: nearby ZIP 51548 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Iowa frost dates
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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Oakland, Ia (13.1 mi from Bentley). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Aug 4, 2026.