Buffalo, IA Weather & Growing Conditions

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

This Afternoon

68°F

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Rain showers before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

7-day forecast for Buffalo

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	68°F	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	15 to 20 mph S	95%
Tonight	53°F	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	10 to 15 mph S	71%
Wednesday	56°F	Chance Rain Showers	15 mph SW	28%
Wednesday Night	47°F	Slight Chance Rain Showers	10 to 15 mph SW	22%
Thursday	55°F	Chance Rain Showers	10 mph W	46%
Thursday Night	43°F	Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	5 mph NW	25%
Friday	52°F	Partly Sunny	5 to 10 mph N	11%
Friday Night	36°F	Partly Cloudy	0 to 5 mph N	1%
Saturday	53°F	Mostly Sunny	0 to 5 mph W	5%
Saturday Night	37°F	Mostly Clear	0 to 5 mph W	3%
Sunday	58°F	Sunny	5 mph W	8%
Sunday Night	38°F	Mostly Clear	0 to 5 mph W	2%
Monday	63°F	Sunny	0 to 10 mph SW	1%
Monday Night	42°F	Mostly Clear	0 to 5 mph W	0%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Buffalo (41.461, -90.769). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Buffalo

Last spring frost

Apr 19

First fall frost

Oct 22

Growing season

184 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Buffalo: nearby ZIP 52726 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Iowa frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Rock Island L&D 15, Il (11.3 mi from Buffalo). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 3, 2026.