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Buffalo Center, IA Weather & Growing Conditions

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

Today
65°F
Chance Rain Showers then Patchy Fog
A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 11am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 65. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Buffalo Center

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Today 65°F Chance Rain Showers then Patchy Fog 6 to 9 mph NNE 27%
Tonight 56°F Cloudy 12 mph NNE 12%
Sunday 66°F Mostly Cloudy 12 to 15 mph NE 9%
Sunday Night 51°F Chance Rain Showers 8 to 12 mph ENE 28%
Monday 61°F Chance Rain Showers 10 mph ENE 29%
Monday Night 46°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 5 to 8 mph ENE 23%
Tuesday 62°F Mostly Sunny 5 to 8 mph E 5%
Tuesday Night 43°F Mostly Clear 2 to 6 mph ESE 0%
Wednesday 65°F Sunny 6 mph SE 2%
Wednesday Night 47°F Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 3 mph SE 15%
Thursday 67°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny 2 to 6 mph SE 15%
Thursday Night 51°F Partly Cloudy 3 mph SE 5%
Friday 69°F Mostly Sunny 3 to 7 mph SE 5%
Friday Night 52°F Partly Cloudy 6 mph SE 12%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Buffalo Center (43.389, -93.943). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Buffalo Center

Last spring frost
Apr 30
First fall frost
Oct 7
Growing season
159 days
Hardiness zone
5a

More local growing data for Buffalo Center: nearby ZIP 50424 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Iowa frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Forest City 2 Nne, Ia (17.7 mi from Buffalo Center). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.