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Emerson, IA Weather & Growing Conditions

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

Today
83°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. West southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Emerson

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Today 83°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 8 mph WSW 29%
Tonight 62°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 8 to 12 mph N 60%
Sunday 66°F Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 13 mph NNE 40%
Sunday Night 57°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 12 mph NE 40%
Monday 61°F Chance Rain Showers 12 mph NE 52%
Monday Night 52°F Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 6 to 10 mph NE 52%
Tuesday 61°F Partly Sunny 9 mph ENE 3%
Tuesday Night 47°F Partly Cloudy 3 to 7 mph E 2%
Wednesday 64°F Mostly Sunny 6 mph ESE 2%
Wednesday Night 52°F Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 5 mph ESE 19%
Thursday 66°F Chance Rain Showers 7 mph SE 29%
Thursday Night 56°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 6 mph ESE 24%
Friday 67°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 5 to 8 mph SE 24%
Friday Night 57°F Mostly Cloudy 7 mph SE 14%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Emerson (41.018, -95.403). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Emerson

Last spring frost
Apr 24
First fall frost
Oct 13
Growing season
169 days
Hardiness zone
5b

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Red Oak, Ia (7.5 mi from Emerson). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.