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Kent, IA Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Kent, a community in Union County, Iowa.

Today
82°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. Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Kent

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Today 82°F Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 7 to 10 mph WSW 18%
Tonight 62°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 5 to 8 mph N 66%
Sunday 66°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 8 to 12 mph NNE 45%
Sunday Night 57°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 12 mph NE 55%
Monday 60°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 12 mph NE 55%
Monday Night 52°F Chance Rain Showers 7 to 10 mph NE 48%
Tuesday 59°F Partly Sunny 9 mph ENE 8%
Tuesday Night 46°F Partly Cloudy 3 to 7 mph ENE 5%
Wednesday 63°F Mostly Sunny 5 mph E 2%
Wednesday Night 51°F Partly Cloudy 3 mph E 8%
Thursday 65°F Chance Rain Showers 5 mph ESE 25%
Thursday Night 56°F Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 3 mph ESE 22%
Friday 66°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 6 mph ESE 22%
Friday Night 56°F Mostly Cloudy 5 mph ESE 12%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Kent (40.954, -94.461). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Kent

Last spring frost
Apr 28
First fall frost
Oct 11
Growing season
164 days
Hardiness zone
5b

More local growing data for Kent: nearby ZIP 50842 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Iowa frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Creston 2 Sw, Ia (3.6 mi from Kent). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.