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Ellston, IA Weather & Growing Conditions

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

Today
83°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
A slight chance of rain showers between 3pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Ellston

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Today 83°F Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 7 to 10 mph WSW 16%
Tonight 63°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 3 to 8 mph N 67%
Sunday 66°F Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 10 mph NNE 44%
Sunday Night 58°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 10 mph NE 60%
Monday 59°F Rain Showers Likely 12 mph NE 60%
Monday Night 52°F Chance Rain Showers 7 to 10 mph NE 47%
Tuesday 58°F Partly Sunny 9 mph NE 9%
Tuesday Night 46°F Partly Cloudy 3 to 7 mph ENE 6%
Wednesday 62°F Mostly Sunny 5 mph ENE 2%
Wednesday Night 51°F Partly Cloudy 3 mph E 7%
Thursday 65°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 3 mph ESE 22%
Thursday Night 56°F Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 3 mph ESE 21%
Friday 66°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny 6 mph ESE 21%
Friday Night 57°F Mostly Cloudy 5 mph ESE 12%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Ellston (40.840, -94.108). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Ellston

Last spring frost
Apr 23
First fall frost
Oct 17
Growing season
176 days
Hardiness zone
5b

More local growing data for Ellston: nearby ZIP 50074 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Iowa frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Beaconsfield, Ia (4.4 mi from Ellston). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.