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Dow City, IA Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Dow City, a city in Crawford County, Iowa.

Today
75°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Dow City

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Today 75°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy 3 to 8 mph NNW 27%
Tonight 59°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Drizzle 9 mph NNE 18%
Sunday 63°F Slight Chance Drizzle then Chance Rain Showers 8 to 12 mph NE 32%
Sunday Night 54°F Chance Rain Showers 9 mph NE 44%
Monday 59°F Rain Showers Likely 9 mph ENE 59%
Monday Night 49°F Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 3 to 7 mph ENE 47%
Tuesday 60°F Partly Sunny 3 to 7 mph ENE 10%
Tuesday Night 45°F Partly Cloudy 1 to 5 mph ESE 1%
Wednesday 64°F Mostly Sunny 1 to 5 mph SE 2%
Wednesday Night 51°F Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 3 mph SE 24%
Thursday 65°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 1 to 6 mph SE 24%
Thursday Night 54°F Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 3 mph SE 17%
Friday 67°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 2 to 7 mph SE 17%
Friday Night 56°F Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 5 mph SE 19%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Dow City (41.927, -95.494). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Dow City

Last spring frost
Apr 27
First fall frost
Oct 11
Growing season
166 days
Hardiness zone
5a

More local growing data for Dow City: nearby ZIP 51528 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Iowa frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Denison, Ia (12.5 mi from Dow City). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.