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Essex, IA Weather & Growing Conditions

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

Today
85°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 83 in the afternoon. West southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

7-day forecast for Essex

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Today 85°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 8 mph WSW 25%
Tonight 63°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 8 mph N 70%
Sunday 68°F Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 7 to 10 mph NNE 42%
Sunday Night 58°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 7 to 10 mph NE 43%
Monday 62°F Chance Rain Showers 10 mph NE 43%
Monday Night 53°F Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 5 to 10 mph NE 42%
Tuesday 62°F Partly Sunny 5 to 8 mph ENE 3%
Tuesday Night 47°F Partly Cloudy 2 to 6 mph E 2%
Wednesday 65°F Mostly Sunny 5 mph ESE 2%
Wednesday Night 52°F Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 3 mph ESE 15%
Thursday 67°F Chance Rain Showers 2 to 6 mph SE 29%
Thursday Night 57°F Chance Rain Showers 3 mph ESE 26%
Friday 67°F Chance Rain Showers 3 to 7 mph ESE 26%
Friday Night 58°F Mostly Cloudy 5 mph SE 14%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Essex (40.833, -95.305). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Essex

Last spring frost
Apr 20
First fall frost
Oct 17
Growing season
179 days
Hardiness zone
5b

More local growing data for Essex: nearby ZIP 51638 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Iowa frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Shenandoah, Ia (6.5 mi from Essex). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.