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Bernard, IA Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Bernard, a city in Dubuque County, Iowa.

Today
77°F
Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Patchy fog and occasional showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Bernard

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Today 77°F Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 to 10 mph S 93%
Tonight 61°F Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 to 10 mph NW 77%
Sunday 66°F Chance Rain Showers 10 to 15 mph NE 50%
Sunday Night 54°F Chance Rain Showers 10 to 15 mph NE 34%
Monday 63°F Chance Rain Showers 15 mph NE 36%
Monday Night 49°F Chance Rain Showers 10 mph NE 35%
Tuesday 61°F Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny 10 mph NE 35%
Tuesday Night 46°F Partly Cloudy 5 to 10 mph NE 4%
Wednesday 65°F Mostly Sunny 5 to 10 mph NE 2%
Wednesday Night 50°F Partly Cloudy 0 to 5 mph NE 1%
Thursday 66°F Mostly Sunny 5 mph NE 7%
Thursday Night 52°F Partly Cloudy 0 to 5 mph NE 5%
Friday 69°F Mostly Sunny 0 to 5 mph E 5%
Friday Night 52°F Partly Cloudy 0 to 5 mph E 4%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Bernard (42.313, -90.832). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Bernard

Last spring frost
Apr 28
First fall frost
Oct 10
Growing season
164 days
Hardiness zone
5a

More local growing data for Bernard: nearby ZIP 52032 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Iowa frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Cascade, Ia (8.8 mi from Bernard). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.