Elkhart, IA Weather & Growing Conditions

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

Tonight

47°F

Chance Rain Showers

A chance of rain showers before 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 47. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Elkhart

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
Tonight	47°F	Chance Rain Showers	10 to 14 mph WNW	54%
Wednesday	52°F	Chance Rain Showers	16 mph W	27%
Wednesday Night	44°F	Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers	13 mph W	31%
Thursday	52°F	Rain Showers Likely	12 mph NW	59%
Thursday Night	41°F	Mostly Cloudy	9 mph NNW	9%
Friday	52°F	Partly Sunny	5 to 8 mph N	3%
Friday Night	35°F	Partly Cloudy	0 to 3 mph N	0%
Saturday	56°F	Mostly Sunny	1 to 5 mph WSW	1%
Saturday Night	38°F	Mostly Clear	5 mph W	4%
Sunday	61°F	Sunny	3 to 7 mph W	5%
Sunday Night	40°F	Mostly Clear	6 mph SW	1%
Monday	65°F	Sunny	6 to 10 mph SW	0%
Monday Night	42°F	Mostly Clear	6 mph WNW	0%
Tuesday	64°F	Mostly Sunny	6 mph NNW	0%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Elkhart (41.794, -93.523). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Elkhart

Last spring frost

Apr 23

First fall frost

Oct 15

Growing season

173 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Elkhart: nearby ZIP 50073 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Iowa frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Ankeny, Ia (7.7 mi from Elkhart). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 4, 2026.