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Lakeside, IA Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Lakeside, a city in Buena Vista County, Iowa.

Today
72°F
Areas Of Fog then Cloudy
Areas of fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon. Cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Lakeside

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Today 72°F Areas Of Fog then Cloudy 5 to 10 mph NNW 33%
Tonight 58°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy 10 mph N 19%
Sunday 64°F Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 10 to 15 mph NE 23%
Sunday Night 54°F Rain Showers Likely 10 mph ENE 61%
Monday 59°F Rain Showers Likely 10 mph ENE 61%
Monday Night 49°F Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 5 mph ENE 43%
Tuesday 60°F Mostly Sunny 5 mph E 10%
Tuesday Night 45°F Partly Cloudy 0 to 5 mph ESE 1%
Wednesday 64°F Mostly Sunny 0 to 5 mph SE 3%
Wednesday Night 50°F Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 0 to 5 mph SE 18%
Thursday 66°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 0 to 5 mph SE 18%
Thursday Night 54°F Mostly Cloudy 5 mph SE 14%
Friday 69°F Partly Sunny 5 mph SE 14%
Friday Night 55°F Mostly Cloudy 5 mph SE 14%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Lakeside (42.617, -95.177). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Lakeside

Last spring frost
Apr 25
First fall frost
Oct 13
Growing season
170 days
Hardiness zone
5a

More local growing data for Lakeside: nearby ZIP 50588 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Iowa frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Storm Lake, Ia (1.7 mi from Lakeside). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.