East Peru, IA Weather & Growing Conditions
Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for East Peru, a city in Madison County, Iowa.
Overnight
70°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 70, with temperatures rising to around 72 overnight. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
7-day forecast for East Peru
| When | Temp | Forecast | Wind | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | 70°F | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 7 mph SW | 22% |
| Saturday | 82°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 9 mph WSW | 45% |
| Saturday Night | 63°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 8 mph N | 53% |
| Sunday | 66°F | Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 10 mph NNE | 43% |
| Sunday Night | 57°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely | 10 mph NE | 63% |
| Monday | 61°F | Rain Showers Likely | 12 mph NE | 63% |
| Monday Night | 52°F | Chance Rain Showers | 9 mph NE | 53% |
| Tuesday | 60°F | Partly Sunny | 8 mph NE | 14% |
| Tuesday Night | 47°F | Partly Cloudy | 2 to 7 mph ENE | 5% |
| Wednesday | 64°F | Mostly Sunny | 5 mph ENE | 2% |
| Wednesday Night | 52°F | Partly Cloudy | 3 mph E | 7% |
| Thursday | 66°F | Slight Chance Rain Showers | 5 mph ESE | 23% |
| Thursday Night | 56°F | Mostly Cloudy | 3 mph ESE | 13% |
| Friday | 68°F | Partly Sunny | 2 to 6 mph ESE | 13% |
Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for East Peru (41.227, -93.930). Updated through the day.
Growing snapshot for East Peru
Last spring frost
Apr 30
First fall frost
Oct 3
Growing season
157 days
Hardiness zone
5b
More local growing data for East Peru: nearby ZIP 50222 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Iowa frost dates
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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Winterset 1S, Ia (7.5 mi from East Peru). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.